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Page 14: Historical Events In 1979

Sunday, 16 February 2025

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

Sep 27   In the year 1979 gracie Fields, actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Sep 28   In the year 1979 larry Holmes (retain championship) KOs Earnie Shavers in 11 rounds  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Sep 29   On this day in history gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

Oct 01   Roy Harris, US composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

Oct 04   In the year 1979 christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, dies at 56  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 06   On this day in history pope John Paul II is First Pope to visit the White House  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 08   June Nash, actress (Strange Cargo, Dynamite), dies at 68 in the year 1979.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 10   In the year 1979 panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Zone  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

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

Oct 13   Clarence Muse, actor (Sam-Casablanca), dies at 90 in the year 1979.  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 15   On this day in history nY Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 15   On this day in history the first Monday Night Footbal game from NYC, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 17   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 in the year 1979.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

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

Oct 17   Mother Teresa of India, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1979.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

Oct 20   On this day in history john F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 22   On this day in history deposed Shah of Iran arrives in NY for medical treatment  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 22   In the year 1979 jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger 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 Messenger 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   In the year 1979 birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

Apr 28   Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born in the year 1979.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 30   Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1979.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 07   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 19   Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 19   On this day in history birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 19   Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger 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 Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack in the year 1979.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 05   Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 in the year 1979.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 07   In the year 1979 zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 09   Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1979.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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

Jan 13   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died in the year 1979.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 14   Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died in the year 1979.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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