Page 13: Historical Events In 1979

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   

Sep 28   Jimmy McCulloch, guitarist (Wings), dies at 26.   

Sep 28   Larry Holmes (retain championship) KOs Earnie Shavers in 11 rounds   

Sep 29   Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong   

Sep 29   Pope John Paul II is recorded as becoming inaugural pope to visit Ireland   

Oct 01   President Jimmy Carter awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to former naval aviators Neil Armstrong, CAPT Charles Conrad, Jr., USN (Ret.), COL John Glenn, USMC (Ret.), and RADM Alan Shepard, Jr., USN (Ret.)   

Oct 01   Roy Harris, US composer, dies at 81   

Oct 01   US returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal)   

Oct 03   Charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles.   

Oct 04   Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, dies at 56.   

Oct 05   Charlie Smith, oldest American (137 year), dies   

Oct 06   Elizabeth Bishop, poetess (North and South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68.   

Oct 06   Pope John Paul II is inaugural Pope to visit the White House.   

Oct 08   June Nash, actress (Strange Cargo, Dynamite), dies at 68.   

Oct 10   Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Zone.   

Oct 10   Paul Paray, French composer, dies at 93   

Oct 12   Celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82.   

Oct 13   Clarence Muse, actor (Sam-Casablanca), dies at 90   

Oct 14   NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretsky scores his inaugural NHL goal.   

Oct 15   NY Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier.   

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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)