Historical Events In 1979

Feb 06   In the year 1979 alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47   

Feb 06   On this day in history supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto   

Feb 07   In the year 1979 "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC   

Feb 07   On this day in history colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumédienne in Algeria   

Feb 07   Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns   

Feb 07   On this day in history neptune becomes farthest planet from the sun in our solar system (will remain that way for 20 years)   

Feb 07   On this day in history pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles   

Feb 08   On this day in history nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82   

Feb 08   In the year 1979 the Secretary of the Navy announced that the helicopter portion of the Navy's LAMPS MK III was to be known officially as the Seahawk   

Feb 08   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey   

Feb 09   In the year 1979 aBC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special   

Feb 09   In the year 1979 beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind"   

Feb 09   C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Nigeria amends constitution on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1979 "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart peaks at #1   

Feb 11   43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC in the year 1979.   

Feb 11   In the year 1979 emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation   

Feb 11   Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1979 musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances   

Feb 12   On this day in history jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84   

Feb 13   2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1979 washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm   

Feb 14   In the year 1979 adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered   

Feb 15   In the year 1979 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey win   

Feb 15   On this day in history alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51   

Feb 15   On this day in history paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes   

Feb 15   On this day in history temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show   

Feb 15   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1979.   

Feb 16   George Harrison releases "Blow Away" on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1979 louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58   

Feb 16   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1979.   

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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)   

Apr 21   James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born on this day in history.   

Apr 28   Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

Jan 03   In the year 1979 conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91   

Jan 04   Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack in the year 1979.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1979 death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

Jan 14   Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died in the year 1979.