Historical Events In 1979
Thursday, 25 April 2024
Nov 28 In the year 1979 air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica killing 257
Nov 30 Joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69 in the year 1979.
Nov 30 On this day in history ted Koppel becomes anchor of nightly news on Iranian Hostages (ABC)
Dec 02 In the year 1979 vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72
Dec 03 Christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400 in the year 1979.
Dec 03 Eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum on this day in history.
Dec 04 Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero) in the year 1979.
Dec 04 Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 on this day in history.
Dec 07 In the year 1979 cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies
Dec 09 In the year 1979 fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84
Dec 10 Ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67 on this day in history.
Dec 11 In the year 1979 claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66
Dec 12 Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce on this day in history.
Dec 12 Rhodesia becomes the independent nation of Zimbabwe in the year 1979.
Dec 13 In the year 1979 jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66
Dec 14 Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies in the year 1979.
Dec 15 In the year 1979 bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66
Dec 15 In the year 1979 deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama
Dec 15 On this day in history world Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages
Dec 17 In the year 1979 budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle)
Dec 17 In the year 1979 driver Stan Barrett became the first person in the world to travel faster than sound on land. He drove the Budweiser Rocket car at a top speed of 739.666 in a one-way run at Rogers Dry Lake,California.
Dec 18 Stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) in the year 1979.
Dec 19 The Senate green lighted a $1.5 billion loan to help put the auto maker Chrysler back on its feet. In the short term, though, the loan did little to staunch the bleeding in the year 1979.
Dec 21 On this day in history bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies
Dec 21 Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game in the year 1979.
Dec 22 Darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77 in the year 1979.
Dec 24 1st Ariane-rocket launched in the year 1979.
Dec 24 Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/sect-gen NATO, dies at 82 on this day in history.
Dec 25 Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70 on this day in history.
Dec 27 On this day in history "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV
Dec 27 Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered in the year 1979.
Dec 27 On this day in history red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG
Dec 27 Russia invades Afghanistan in the year 1979.
Dec 27 In the year 1979 soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown
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