Page 13: Historical Events In 1979

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.   

Sep 17   Miloslav Kabelac, composer, dies at 71.   

Sep 18   Bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid and Valentina Kozlov defect.   

Sep 18   Gene Kelly, sportscaster (Sportsreel), dies at 60   

Sep 18   Steven Lachs, appointed Calif's inaugural admittedly gay judge.   

Sep 19   Robert is born   

Sep 20   Bloodless coup in Central African Rep overthrows Emperor Bokassa I   

Sep 20   Ludvik Svoboda, Czech general/politician, dies at 83   

Sep 21   John McQuade, actor (Charlie Wild Private Detective), dies at 73   

Sep 23   Catherine Lacey, actress (October Man, Carnival), dies at 75   

Sep 23   Jane Fonda and 200000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, NYC.   

Sep 24   CompuServe system started   

Sep 26   1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million   

Sep 26   Arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68.   

Sep 27   Gracie Fields, actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81.   

Sep 27   The US Congress approves the establishment of the Department of Education as a federal cabinet agency.   

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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)