Page 14: Historical Events In 1979

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   

Oct 15   The inaugural Monday Night Footbal game from NYC, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad).   

Oct 17   1800 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.   

Oct 17   D Bautista of Mexico completes 20000 m walk in record 1 20 06.8   

Oct 17   D Bautista of Mexico completes 20000 m walk in record 1:20:06.8   

Oct 17   John Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81   

Oct 17   Mother Teresa of India, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize   

Oct 18   "Beatlemania" opens in London.   

Oct 20   John F Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston   

Oct 22   Deposed Shah of Iran arrives in NY for medical treatment.   

Oct 22   Jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber   

Oct 22   Ousted Shah of Iran arrives in New York for cancer treatment.   

Oct 22   Walt Disney World's 100-millionth guest   

Oct 24   Guinness Book of Records presents Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc   

Oct 26   Jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies.   

Oct 27   In this year, Voluntary Euthanasia Society publishes how-to-do-it suicide guide   

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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)