Page 12: Historical Events In 1979

Aug 30   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   The inaugural prototype of the Navy's SH-60B Seahawk helicopter was unveiled at the Sikorsky Aircraft Division at Stratford, Connecticut.   

Aug 30   The inaugural recorded occurrence-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)   

Aug 31   Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun   

Aug 31   Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador   

Aug 31   E J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies   

Aug 31   Movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31,   

Sep 01   Debbie Boone and Gabriel Ferrer wed in LA   

Sep 01   Doris Kenyon, silent screen actress (Alexander Hamilton), dies at 81.   

Sep 01   LA Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask.   

Sep 01   Pioneer 11 is recorded as becoming the inaugural spacecraft to flyby the planet Saturn.   

Sep 01   Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings   

Sep 02   Felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90.   

Sep 03   Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm results in the deaths of over 1000   

Sep 04   Jef van de Wiele, Belgian politician, dies at 76   

Sep 05   Earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Bruma.   

Sep 06   Ronald Binge, composer, dies at 69.   

Sep 07   5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, NY   

Sep 07   ESPN makes its cable-TV broadcast debut.   

Sep 08   Jean Seberg, actress (Breathless, Airport), commits suicide at 40.   

Sep 09   At age 16, Tracy Austin is recorded as becoming the youngest player ever to win the US Open women's tennis title   

Sep 09   John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis, for the US Open Tennis title.   

Sep 09   Sid Bernstein offers $« billion for a Beatle reunion.   

Sep 09   Solon Michaelides, composer, dies at 73   

Sep 09   Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) weds Fouzia Ali at Kensington Mosque.   

Sep 10   3 Puerto Rican nationalists who attempted to kill Truman are freed   

Sep 10   Agostinho Neto, poet/1st pres of Angola, dies at 56   

Sep 10   London talks on the Zimbabwe Rhodesian constitution open.   

Sep 12   Denis Smith, cricketer (England left-handed batsman 1935), dies   

Sep 13   South Africa grants Venda independence (Not recognized out of S Afr)   

Sep 14   Raymond Loucheur, composer, dies at 80   

Sep 14   Theodore Coombs completes 5193 mile roller skate from LA to NYC and back to Yates Center, Ks   

Sep 15   Tommy Leonetti, singer/actor (Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50   

Sep 16   Nur Mohammed Taraki, president of Afghanistan (1978-79), killed   

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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)