Historical Events In 1979

Sep 02   Felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90 in the year 1979.  

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

Sep 06   On this day in history ronald Binge, composer, dies at 69  

Sep 07   On this day in history 5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, NY  

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   On this day in history at age 16, Tracy Austin becomes 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 in the year 1979.  

Sep 09   On this day in history sid Bernstein offers $« billion for a Beatle reunion  

Sep 09   On this day in history solon Michaelides, composer, dies at 73  

Sep 09   Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) weds Fouzia Ali at Kensington Mosque on this day in history.  

Sep 10   On this day in history 3 Puerto Rican nationalists who attempted to kill Truman are freed  

Sep 10   Agostinho Neto, poet/1st pres of Angola, dies at 56 in the year 1979.  

Sep 10   In the year 1979 london talks on the Zimbabwe Rhodesian constitution open  

Sep 12   Denis Smith, cricketer (England left-handed batsman 1935), dies on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 14   Theodore Coombs completes 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to NYC & back to Yates Center, Ks on this day in history.  

Sep 15   Tommy Leonetti, singer/actor (Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 18   Bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid & Valentina Kozlov defect in the year 1979.  

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

Sep 18   On this day in history steven Lachs, appointed Calif's first admittedly gay judge  

Sep 19   Robert is born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1979 catherine Lacey, actress (October Man, Carnival), dies at 75  

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

Sep 24   In the year 1979 compuServe system started  

Sep 26   In the year 1979 1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million  

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

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

Apr 28   In the year 1979 birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor  

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer  

May 07   In the year 1979 birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player  

May 19   Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born in the year 1979.  

May 19   Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born in the year 1979.  

May 19   In the year 1979 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   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   On this day in history jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63  

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

Jan 14   On this day in history death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)