Page 12: Historical Events In 1979

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

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   Allan Frank, actor (Charade Quiz), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1979 dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69   

Aug 13   In the year 1979 lou Brock gets his 3,000 career hit   

Aug 15   In the year 1979 hurricane David in Dominican Republic, Dominica killing 2,069 people   

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

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

Aug 19   Crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack in the year 1979.   

Aug 22   In the year 1979 henry Beernink, politician, dies at 69   

Aug 23   On this day in history bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC   

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   UN's Vienna office begins issuing postage stamps in the year 1979.   

Aug 25   Stan Kenton, orch leader (Music 55), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Aug 27   In the year 1979 an IRA bomb takes the life of British Lord Louis Mountbatten in a boat off the Irish coast.   

Aug 27   On this day in history boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82   

Aug 28   In the year 1979 simonow, writer, dies   

Aug 29   In the year 1979 mary Marquet, actress (Landru, Paris Canaille), dies at 84   

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

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

Aug 31   In the year 1979 comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun   

Aug 31   In the year 1979 donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador   

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

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   On this day in history lA Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask   

Sep 01   Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to flyby the planet Saturn in the year 1979.   

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

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Apr 02   In the year 1979 birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)   

Apr 21   On this day in history birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor   

Apr 28   Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born on this day in history.   

May 07   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born in the year 1979.   

May 19   Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born on this day in history.   

May 19   Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born on this day in history.   

May 19   On this day in history birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

Jan 03   On this day in history conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91   

Jan 04   Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

Jan 07   On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

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

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

Jan 13   On this day in history 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.