Page 12: Historical Events In 1979

Aug 06   Kurt Kasznar, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Aug 06   In the year 1979 kurt Kaszner actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65   

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

Aug 09   On this day in history allan Frank, actor (Charade Quiz), dies at 64   

Aug 10   Dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Lou Brock gets his 3,000 career hit on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Hurricane David in Dominican Republic, Dominica killing 2,069 people on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history vivian Vance actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies at 72   

Aug 17   In the year 1979 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 in the year 1979.   

Aug 19   In the year 1979 dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack   

Aug 22   Henry Beernink, politician, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC in the year 1979.   

Aug 23   Mian Mohammad Saeed, cricketer (1st Pakistan capt 1948-49), dies in the year 1979.   

Aug 23   Soviet Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the U.S. during a performance in New York City in the year 1979.   

Aug 23   UN's Vienna office opens in the year 1979.   

Aug 24   In the year 1979 uN's Vienna office begins issuing postage stamps   

Aug 25   In the year 1979 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Aug 28   Simonow, writer, dies in the year 1979.   

Aug 29   Mary Marquet, actress (Landru, Paris Canaille), dies at 84 in the year 1979.   

Aug 30   On this day in history a U.S. Navy CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter of VR-24 lifted a 12-foot bronze statue of the Madonna and Child to the top of Mt. Tiberius on Capri, Italy, to replace one which had been destroyed by lightning. The statue was too large to be transported overland.   

Aug 30   On this day in history the first prototype of the Navy's SH-60B Seahawk helicopter was unveiled at the Sikorsky Aircraft Division at Stratford, Connecticut   

Aug 30   In the year 1979 the first recorded occurrence-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)   

Aug 31   Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun in the year 1979.   

Aug 31   Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador on this day in history.   

Aug 31   On this day in history e J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies   

Aug 31   In the year 1979 movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31,   

Sep 01   In the year 1979 debbie Boone &Gabriel Ferrer wed in LA   

Sep 01   In the year 1979 doris Kenyon, silent screen actress (Alexander Hamilton), dies at 81   

Sep 01   In the year 1979 lA Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask   

Sep 01   In the year 1979 pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to flyby the planet Saturn   

Sep 01   On this day in history pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings   

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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)   

Apr 21   James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born in the year 1979.   

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

Apr 30   In the year 1979 birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer   

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

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress   

May 19   Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born in the year 1979.   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

Jan 03   Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack in the year 1979.   

Jan 05   Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1979.   

Jan 09   Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1979.   

Jan 11   Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63 in the year 1979.   

Jan 13   In the year 1979 death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

Jan 14   Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died on this day in history.