Historical Events In 1979

Sep 02   On this day in history felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90  

Sep 03   On this day in history hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000  

Sep 04   In the year 1979 jef van de Wiele, Belgian politician, dies at 76  

Sep 05   On this day in history earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Bruma  

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   On this day in history eSPN makes its cable-TV broadcast debut.  

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

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

Sep 09   On this day in history 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   Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) weds Fouzia Ali at Kensington Mosque in the year 1979.  

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

Sep 10   In the year 1979 agostinho Neto, poet/1st pres of Angola, dies at 56  

Sep 10   London talks on the Zimbabwe Rhodesian constitution open in the year 1979.  

Sep 12   On this day in history denis Smith, cricketer (England left-handed batsman 1935), dies  

Sep 13   South Africa grants Venda independence (Not recognized out of S Afr) in the year 1979.  

Sep 14   Raymond Loucheur, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1979.  

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

Sep 15   On this day in history tommy Leonetti, singer/actor (Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50  

Sep 16   In the year 1979 nur Mohammed Taraki, president of Afghanistan (1978-79), killed  

Sep 17   Miloslav Kabelac, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1979.  

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

Sep 18   Gene Kelly, sportscaster (Sportsreel), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Sep 18   Steven Lachs, appointed Calif's first admittedly gay judge on this day in history.  

Sep 19   Robert is born in the year 1979.  

Sep 20   In the year 1979 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 23   Jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, NYC on this day in history.  

Sep 24   CompuServe system started on this day in history.  

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

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Apr 02   Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 21   James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 30   Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1979.  

May 07   On this day in history birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player  

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

May 19   On this day in history birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer  

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer  

Jan 03   Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack  

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

Jan 07   Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11   Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died on this day in history.