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Historical Events In 1979

Friday, 29 March 2024

Sep 26   Arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68 in the year 1979.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Sep 27   Gracie Fields, actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Sep 27   In the year 1979 the US Congress approves the establishment of the Department of Education as a federal cabinet agency.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Sep 28   On this day in history jimmy McCulloch, guitarist (Wings), dies at 26  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Sep 28   On this day in history larry Holmes (retain championship) KOs Earnie Shavers in 11 rounds  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Sep 29   Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong in the year 1979.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Sep 29   Pope John Paul II becomes first pope to visit Ireland in the year 1979.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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.) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 01   Roy Harris, US composer, dies at 81 in the year 1979.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 01   In the year 1979 uS returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years (but not the canal)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 03   Charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 04   On this day in history christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, dies at 56  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 05   On this day in history charlie Smith, oldest American (137 year), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 06   Elizabeth Bishop, poetess (North & South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 06   Pope John Paul II is First Pope to visit the White House in the year 1979.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 08   On this day in history june Nash, actress (Strange Cargo, Dynamite), dies at 68  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 10   On this day in history panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Zone  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 10   Paul Paray, French composer, dies at 93 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 12   Celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82 in the year 1979.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 13   On this day in history clarence Muse, actor (Sam-Casablanca), dies at 90  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 14   NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretsky scores his First NHL goal on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 15   In the year 1979 nY Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 15   The first Monday Night Footbal game from NYC, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad) in the year 1979.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 17   On this day in history 1,800 Marines landed in Guantanamo Bay as a demonstration of naval power in the wake of the Soviet refusal to withdraw the Russian combat brigade in Cuba.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 17   D Bautista of Mexico completes 20,000 m walk in record 1 20 06.8 in the year 1979.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 17   D Bautista of Mexico completes 20,000 m walk in record 1:20:06.8 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 17   On this day in history john Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 17   Mother Teresa of India, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 18   In the year 1979 "Beatlemania" opens in London  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 20   John F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston in the year 1979.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 22   In the year 1979 deposed Shah of Iran arrives in NY for medical treatment  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 22   On this day in history jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 22   On this day in history ousted Shah of Iran arrives in New York for cancer treatment  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 22   In the year 1979 walt Disney World's 100-millionth guest  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In 1979

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Apr 02   Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born in the year 1979.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 21   In the year 1979 birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 28   In the year 1979 birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 30   In the year 1979 birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 07   In the year 1979 birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 19   Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 19   Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born in the year 1979.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In 1979

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 03   In the year 1979 conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 05   On this day in history charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 07   On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 09   On this day in history avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 11   Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63 in the year 1979.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 13   In the year 1979 death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 14   In the year 1979 death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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