Historical Events In 1979

Jan 01   International Year of the Child begins.   

Jan 01   US and China (People's Republic) begin diplomatic relations   

Jan 02   Sid Vicious' trial for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spingen begins   

Jan 03   Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91.   

Jan 04   An out-of-court settlement awards $675000 to the victims of the Kent State massacre of 1970 (made famous by the CSNY song Ohio)   

Jan 04   Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack.   

Jan 05   Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

Jan 05   Jazz bassist Charles Mingus dies of a heart attack at age 56.   

Jan 07   Vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh from Khmer Rouge.   

Jan 07   Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

Jan 08   512 die as oil tanker Bantry Bay blows up.   

Jan 08   Argentina and Chile sign Beagle Canal accord   

Jan 08   Today Show gets a new theme song   

Jan 08   Vietnamese troops overtook Khmer Rouge and occupy Phnom Penh.   

Jan 09   Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80.   

Jan 09   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WS Merwin   

Jan 09   K-Mart pulls Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small" for being in "bad taste"   

Jan 09   Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) PA law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses   

Jan 10   Entertainer of the Year Awards   

Jan 11   Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63.   

Jan 12   6th American Music Award Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win   

Jan 12   Los Angeles's Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi, arrested in Bellingham   

Jan 12   Record blizzard struck midwest killing over 100   

Jan 13   Charlie Daniels hosts the Volunteer Jam   

Jan 13   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33.   

Jan 13   YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song   

Jan 14   President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday   

Jan 16   Fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 16   Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran flees Iran for Egypt   

Jan 16   The ruler of Iran, the Shah, leaves his country.   

Jan 17   Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran   

Jan 17   USSR performs underground nuclear test   

Jan 18   Cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82.   

Jan 19   John N Mitchell (former AG) released on parole from federal prison.   

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Apr 02   Jesse carmichael: American musician (maroon 5)   

Apr 21   James mcavoy: Scottish actor   

Apr 28   Bahram radan: Iranian actor   

Apr 30   Gerardo torrado: Mexican footballer   

May 07   Katie douglas: American basketball player   

May 19   Barbara nedeljakova: Slovak actress   

May 19   Diego forlán: Uruguayan footballer   

May 19   Andrea pirlo: Italian footballer   

Jan 03   Conrad hilton: Us founder (hilton hotels),    

Jan 04   Charles mingus: Jazz bassist,    

Jan 05   Charles mingus: Us jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader,   

Jan 07   Zbigniew turski: Composer,   

Jan 09   Avery claflin: Composer,   

Jan 11   Jack soo: Actor (nick yemana-barney miller, green berets),    

Jan 13   Donny hathaway: Chicago ill, rocker (ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

Jan 14   Thomas desimone: Gangster associate of the lucchese crime family (b. 1950)