Page 12: Historical Events In 1979

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

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.   

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.   

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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)