Historical Events In 1979

Sep 02   Felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

Sep 03   Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000 on this day in history.  

Sep 04   Jef van de Wiele, Belgian politician, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Sep 05   Earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Bruma on this day in history.  

Sep 06   Ronald Binge, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1979.  

Sep 07   5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, NY in the year 1979.  

Sep 07   ESPN makes its cable-TV broadcast debut on this day in history.  

Sep 08   On this day in history jean Seberg, actress (Breathless, Airport), commits suicide at 40  

Sep 09   In the year 1979 at age 16, Tracy Austin becomes the youngest player ever to win the US Open women's tennis title.  

Sep 09   In the year 1979 john McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis, for the US Open Tennis title  

Sep 09   Sid Bernstein offers $« billion for a Beatle reunion on this day in history.  

Sep 09   Solon Michaelides, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1979.  

Sep 09   On this day in history yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) weds Fouzia Ali at Kensington Mosque  

Sep 10   3 Puerto Rican nationalists who attempted to kill Truman are freed in the year 1979.  

Sep 10   Agostinho Neto, poet/1st pres of Angola, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Sep 10   On this day in history london talks on the Zimbabwe Rhodesian constitution open  

Sep 12   Denis Smith, cricketer (England left-handed batsman 1935), dies in the year 1979.  

Sep 13   South Africa grants Venda independence (Not recognized out of S Afr) on this day in history.  

Sep 14   Raymond Loucheur, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Sep 14   Theodore Coombs completes 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to NYC & back to Yates Center, Ks in the year 1979.  

Sep 15   In the year 1979 tommy Leonetti, singer/actor (Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50  

Sep 16   Nur Mohammed Taraki, president of Afghanistan (1978-79), killed in the year 1979.  

Sep 17   In the year 1979 miloslav Kabelac, composer, dies at 71  

Sep 18   In the year 1979 bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid & Valentina Kozlov defect  

Sep 18   In the year 1979 gene Kelly, sportscaster (Sportsreel), dies at 60  

Sep 18   Steven Lachs, appointed Calif's first admittedly gay judge in the year 1979.  

Sep 19   On this day in history robert is born  

Sep 20   On this day in history bloodless coup in Central African Rep overthrows Emperor Bokassa I  

Sep 20   In the year 1979 ludvik Svoboda, Czech general/politician, dies at 83  

Sep 21   In the year 1979 john McQuade, actor (Charlie Wild Private Detective), dies at 73  

Sep 23   Catherine Lacey, actress (October Man, Carnival), dies at 75 in the year 1979.  

Sep 23   Jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, NYC in the year 1979.  

Sep 24   In the year 1979 compuServe system started  

Sep 26   1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million on this day in history.  

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Apr 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1979.  

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   On this day in history birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress  

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

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

Jan 05   Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 in the year 1979.  

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

Jan 09   On this day in history avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80  

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

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.