Historical Events In 1979

Oct 24   Guinness Book of Records presents Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc in the year 1979.  

Oct 26   Jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies in the year 1979.  

Oct 27   On this day in history voluntary Euthanasia Society publishes how-to-do-it suicide guide  

Oct 28   USS Kitty Hawk and her escort ships were directed to operate south of the Korean peninsula in response to the assassination of South Korean President Park on 26 October on this day in history.  

Oct 29   On this day in history 50 years after the great stock market crash, anti-nuclear protestors fail to shut down the New York Stock Exchange.  

Oct 30   NASA launches space vehicle S-203 on this day in history.  

Oct 30   On this day in history richard Arrington elected mayor of Birmingham  

Nov 01   In the year 1979 federal government made $1.5 billion loan to Chrysler  

Nov 01   On this day in history jacques Mesrine, French "enemy of the state", shot to death  

Nov 01   On this day in history tanker Burmah Agate off Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 10.7 m gallons of oil, in US's worst oil spill disaster  

Nov 03   63 Americans taken hostage at US Embassy (Teheran, Iran) in the year 1979.  

Nov 03   The Greensboro Massacre - Klu Klux Clan shoot 5 members of the communist workers party IN Greensboro, North Carolina, on this day in history.  

Nov 04   On this day in history 500 Iranian "students" seize US embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days)  

Nov 05   Al Capp cartoonist (Lil' Abner), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Nov 05   On this day in history al Capp, US cartoonist (Li'l Abner), dies at 70  

Nov 07   Amedeo Nazzari, actor (Lure of Sila, Night of Cabiria), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Nov 08   ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (the forerunner to "Nightline") in the year 1979.  

Nov 08   In the year 1979 aBC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (the forerunner to "Nightline")  

Nov 08   In the year 1979 sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63  

Nov 09   In the year 1979 lewis Charles, actor (Feather & Father Gang), dies at 59  

Nov 10   In the year 1979 cP Rail no. 54 suffers a hot axle box and derails 24 cars containing dangerous commodities, in Mississaugua, Ont. Almost a quarter of a million people were evacuated for periods of up to five days.  

Nov 10   On this day in history friedrich Thorberg, writer, dies at 71  

Nov 12   Dimitri Tiompkin, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1979.  

Nov 12   US halts Iranian oil imports &freezes Iranian assets on this day in history.  

Nov 13   Rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

Nov 13   Ronald Reagan in NY announces his candidacy for President in the year 1979.  

Nov 14   Bill Farrimond, England cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests 1930-35), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 15   ABC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage on this day in history.  

Nov 15   In the year 1979 british government identifies Sir Anthony Blunt as 4th man in Soviet spy ring  

Nov 16   Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas" in the year 1979.  

Nov 17   In the year 1979 john Glassock, bass (Jethro Tull), dies at 27 following heart surgery  

Nov 19   Chuck Berry released from prison on income tax evasion on this day in history.  

Nov 22   In the year 1979 anne Vondeling, Male Dutch soc democratic party-minister, dies at 63  

Nov 23   On this day in history merle Oberon, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), dies at 68  

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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)  

Apr 21   James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born in the year 1979.  

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

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

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

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

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer  

May 19   On this day in history 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 in the year 1979.  

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 in the year 1979.  

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)