Historical Events In 1979

Mar 08   Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale on this day in history.   

Mar 08   The first extraterrestrial volcano discovered (Jupiter's satellite Io) in the year 1979.   

Mar 09   On this day in history 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   Randy Hold receives 67 minutes in penalties in a 60 minute NHL hockey game in the year 1979.   

Mar 11   In the year 1979 victor Kilian, actor (Gentleman's Agreement), dies at 88   

Mar 13   On this day in history european Monetary System is established, ECU created   

Mar 13   Gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1979 peter Lougheed 1928- wins third term in provincial election and so continues the Tory Blue Rule   

Mar 15   Apparat releases Newdos+ 2.1 for Radio Shack's TRS-80 in the year 1979.   

Mar 16   CBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 17   World Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by N Linichuk and G Karponosov USSR on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Battles between Kurds & Iranians break in Sananday Iran on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1979.   

Mar 20   On this day in history 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   Ben Lyon, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Indiscreet), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Mar 22   In the year 1979 israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt   

Mar 23   In the year 1979 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.   

Mar 23   In the year 1979 philip Bourneuf, actor (Big Night, Frankenstein), dies at 71   

Mar 24   Columbia flown on aircraft carrier lands at Kennedy Space Center on this day in history.   

Mar 24   In the year 1979 first appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes   

Mar 24   Yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53 in the year 1979.   

Mar 25   On this day in history ... Sykes, British ambassador in The Hague, murdered   

Mar 25   Major riot at Bourda prevents day's play in WSC Supertest on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Camp David peace treaty between Israel &Egypt on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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Apr 02   In the year 1979 birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)   

Apr 21   On this day in history birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor   

Apr 28   On this day in history birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor   

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

May 07   In the year 1979 birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player   

May 19   Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer   

May 19   Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1979 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   Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1979 jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63   

Jan 13   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died in the year 1979.   

Jan 14   In the year 1979 death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)