Historical Events In 1979
Saturday, 21 May 2022
Feb 06 Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 on this day in history.
Feb 06 In the year 1979 supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto
Feb 07 "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC in the year 1979.
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 in the year 1979.
Feb 07 On this day in history josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns
Feb 07 In the year 1979 neptune becomes farthest planet from the sun in our solar system (will remain that way for 20 years)
Feb 07 In the year 1979 pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles
Feb 08 Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 on this day in history.
Feb 08 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 on this day in history.
Feb 08 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
Feb 09 In the year 1979 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey
Feb 09 On this day in history aBC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special
Feb 09 Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind" on this day in history.
Feb 09 In the year 1979 c I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies
Feb 09 Nigeria amends constitution on this day in history.
Feb 10 "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart peaks at #1 in the year 1979.
Feb 11 43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC in the year 1979.
Feb 11 Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation on this day in history.
Feb 11 Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran in the year 1979.
Feb 11 On this day in history musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances
Feb 12 Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84 on this day in history.
Feb 13 In the year 1979 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation
Feb 13 On this day in history jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84
Feb 13 In the year 1979 washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm
Feb 14 On this day in history 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 In the year 1979 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 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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 on this day in history.
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