Historical Events In 1979
Friday, 26 April 2024
Feb 17 In the year 1979 william Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73
Feb 18 -52º F (-47º C), Old Forge NY (state record) in the year 1979.
Feb 18 Miniseries "Roots The Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.
Feb 18 NASA launches space vehicle S-202 in the year 1979.
Feb 18 President Zia ur-Rahmans National Party wins elections in Bangladesh in the year 1979.
Feb 18 On this day in history snow falls in the Sahara Desert
Feb 21 In the year 1979 2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters; the game was won 4-2 in the 4th overtime period
Feb 21 Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies on this day in history.
Feb 21 On this day in history japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km)
Feb 22 On this day in history cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Primate & Cat Building is dedicated
Feb 22 St Lucia gains independence from Britain in the year 1979.
Feb 23 In the year 1979 "Sarava" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 140 performances
Feb 23 Cameron Mclanahan is born in California in the year 1979.
Feb 23 Frank Peterson Jr named first black general in Marine Corps in the year 1979.
Feb 23 George Harrison releases "George Harrison" album in the year 1979.
Feb 23 On this day in history w.A.C. Bennett dies at age 78; Premier of British Columbia from 1952 to 1972
Feb 24 On this day in history highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford TX
Feb 24 War between North & South Yemen begins on this day in history.
Feb 25 Soyuz 32 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station on this day in history.
Feb 26 On this day in history a total eclipse of the sun casts a huge shadow from Oregon to North Dakota.
Feb 26 Total solar eclipse crosses western Canada, casting a moving shadow 250 km wide in the year 1979.
Feb 27 The Navy took delivery of the last A-4 Skyhawk from the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, setting a record for the longest production run for any U.S. military aircraft on this day in history.
Feb 28 On this day in history ernest Thompson's "On Golden Pond," premieres in New York NY
Feb 28 Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52 in the year 1979.
Mar 01 Dolores Costello, actress (Noah's Ark, Expensive Women), dies at 73 in the year 1979.
Mar 02 Edith Craig, actress (Harmony Lane, Smashing Rackets), dies at 71 on this day in history.
Mar 04 On this day in history 200th episode of "All in the Family"
Mar 04 US Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings in the year 1979.
Mar 05 Vicente Ascone, composer, dies at 81 in the year 1979.
Mar 05 On this day in history voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles)
Mar 06 Charles Wagenheim, actor (Halligan-Gunsmoke), dies at 83 in the year 1979.
Mar 07 In the year 1979 guiomar Novaes, pianist (Brazilian Order of Merit), dies at 84
Mar 07 USS Constellation and her escort ships were ordered to the Gulf of Aden in response to the conflict between North and South Yemen on this day in history.
Mar 08 On this day in history china withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam
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