Page 11: Historical Events In 1979
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Jul 14 George De Witt TV host (Name that Tune), dies at 56. 


Jul 14 George De Witt, TV host (Name that Tune), dies at 56 


Jul 16 James F Mcintyre, archbishop of Los Angeles, dies at 93 


Jul 17 Doug Meintjes, S Afr cricket pace bowler (v England 1922-23), dies. 


Jul 17 Sebastian Coe runs world record 3 49 mile in Oslo 


Jul 17 Sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo. 


Jul 18 Gold hits record $303.85 an ounce in London. 


Jul 19 2 supertankers collide off Tobago-260000 TONS of oil spill 


Jul 19 Nicaragua Liberation Day; Sandinistas take over from Somoza 


Jul 19 Patricia Harris, is recorded as becoming sect of HEW. 


Jul 20 44-kg Newfoundland dog pulls 2293-kg load, Bothell, Wash 


Jul 21 Ludwig Renn, writer, dies at 90. 


Jul 21 N Chernykh discovers asteroids #2585 Irpedina and #3298. 


Jul 21 National Women's Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, NY) dedicated. 


Jul 22 Hope Summers actress (Clara-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 78. 


Jul 22 Hope Summers, actress (Clara-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 78 


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 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 Gilda Radner Live From New York opens on Broadway. 


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 


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