Page 5: Historical Events In 1979

Mar 08   Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale in the year 1979.   

Mar 08   On this day in history the first extraterrestrial volcano discovered (Jupiter's satellite Io)   

Mar 09   In the year 1979 barbara Mullen, actress (Talk of a Million), dies at 64   

Mar 09   On this day in history bowie Kuhn orders baseball to give equal access to female reporters   

Mar 09   On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Mar 11   In the year 1979 randy Hold receives 67 minutes in penalties in a 60 minute NHL hockey game   

Mar 11   Victor Kilian, actor (Gentleman's Agreement), dies at 88 in the year 1979.   

Mar 13   In the year 1979 european Monetary System is established, ECU created   

Mar 13   In the year 1979 gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement   

Mar 14   On this day in history near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico a 7.6 earthquake was centered about 250 km south of Mexico City. At least five people were reported killed   

Mar 14   Peter Lougheed 1928- wins third term in provincial election and so continues the Tory Blue Rule on this day in history.   

Mar 15   Apparat releases Newdos+ 2.1 for Radio Shack's TRS-80 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   CBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney in the year 1979.   

Mar 16   Jean Monnet, French economist/CEO (ECSC), dies at 90 in the year 1979.   

Mar 17   On this day in history merv Inverarity, cricketer (father of John WA player 1925-40), dies   

Mar 17   World Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by N Linichuk and G Karponosov USSR in the year 1979.   

Mar 18   On this day in history battles between Kurds & Iranians break in Sananday Iran   

Mar 19   In the year 1979 al Hodge, actor (Capt Video), dies at 65   

Mar 19   In the year 1979 house of Representatives begins live TV broadcasts via C-SPAN   

Mar 20   Columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center on this day in history.   

Mar 20   In the year 1979 the last variant of the P-2 Neptune rolled off the production line at ceremonies in Japan. This was the longest production run of any aircraft type in history, 34 years from the first model which was built in 1945   

Mar 21   Egyptian Parliament unanimously approve peace treaty with Israel on this day in history.   

Mar 22   On this day in history ben Lyon, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Indiscreet), dies at 78   

Mar 22   Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In a ceremony at NAS Norfolk, Vice Admiral Forrest S. Petersen transferred ownership of the last Kawanishi H8K2 flying boat to the Japanese Museum of Maritime Science on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Philip Bourneuf, actor (Big Night, Frankenstein), dies at 71 in the year 1979.   

Mar 24   In the year 1979 columbia flown on aircraft carrier lands at Kennedy Space Center   

Mar 24   First appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes in the year 1979.   

Mar 24   Yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Mar 25   ... Sykes, British ambassador in The Hague, murdered in the year 1979.   

Mar 25   In the year 1979 major riot at Bourda prevents day's play in WSC Supertest   

Mar 26   On this day in history camp David peace treaty between Israel &Egypt   

Mar 26   In the year 1979 jean Stafford, US author (Boston Adventure), dies at 63   

Mar 27   Ronald Adam, actor (Phantom Shot), dies at 82 in the year 1979.   

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Apr 02   Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born in the year 1979.   

Apr 21   In the year 1979 birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor   

Apr 28   In the year 1979 birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer   

May 07   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress   

May 19   Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born on this day in history.   

May 19   On this day in history birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

Jan 03   On this day in history conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91   

Jan 04   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack   

Jan 05   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

Jan 07   On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

Jan 09   On this day in history avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 11   Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)