Page 11: Historical Events In 1979

Jul 23   E Bowell discovers asteroid #2736 Ops   

Jul 23   Keith Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead), dies in a car accident at 31.   

Jul 24   Archie Duncan actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 65.   

Jul 26   Estimated 109 cm (43") of rain falls in Alvin, TX (national record).   

Jul 27   Ettore Manni, actor (Street People, Divine Nymph), dies at 52.   

Jul 29   Herbert Marcuse, philosopher (Eros and Civilization), dies at 81.   

Jul 30   Beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 67   

Jul 31   Beatrix Lehmann, actress (Psyche '59, Rat, Staircase), dies at 76.   

Jul 31   N Chernykh discovers asteroids #2402 Satpaev and #2416 Sharonov   

Aug 01   Gilda Radner Live From New York opens on Broadway.   

Aug 01   Thurmon Munson killed in a plane crash at Akron Oh at 32.   

Aug 02   Thurmon Munson, NY Yankee, killed in a plane crash at Akron Oh at 32.   

Aug 03   Renato Fasano, composer, dies at 76   

Aug 06   Kurt Kasznar, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65   

Aug 06   Kurt Kaszner actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65.   

Aug 07   The inaugural day of trading in British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC) shares, everyone in the province got 5 shares from the government.   

Aug 09   Allan Frank, actor (Charade Quiz), dies at 64.   

Aug 10   Dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69   

Aug 13   Lou Brock gets his 3000 career hit   

Aug 15   Hurricane David in Dominican Republic, Dominica killing 2069 people.   

Aug 17   Vivian Vance actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies at 72   

Aug 17   Vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies of cancer at 67.   

Aug 19   Crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight   

Aug 19   Dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack.   

Aug 22   Henry Beernink, politician, dies at 69   

Aug 23   Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC.   

Aug 23   Mian Mohammad Saeed, cricketer (1st Pakistan capt 1948-49), dies   

Aug 23   UN's Vienna office opens   

Aug 24   UN's Vienna office begins issuing postage stamps.   

Aug 25   Stan Kenton, orch leader (Music 55), dies at 67   

Aug 27   An IRA bomb takes the life of British Lord Louis Mountbatten in a boat off the Irish coast.   

Aug 27   Boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82   

Aug 28   Simonow, writer, dies   

Aug 29   Mary Marquet, actress (Landru, Paris Canaille), dies at 84.   

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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)