Page 15: Historical Events In 1979

Oct 24   On this day in history guinness Book of Records presents Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc   

Oct 26   In the year 1979 jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies   

Oct 27   In the year 1979 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   50 years after the great stock market crash, anti-nuclear protestors fail to shut down the New York Stock Exchange in the year 1979.   

Oct 30   In the year 1979 nASA launches space vehicle S-203   

Oct 30   In the year 1979 richard Arrington elected mayor of Birmingham   

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

Nov 01   In the year 1979 jacques Mesrine, French "enemy of the state", shot to death   

Nov 01   In the year 1979 tanker Burmah Agate off Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 10.7 m gallons of oil, in US's worst oil spill disaster   

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

Nov 03   In the year 1979 the Greensboro Massacre - Klu Klux Clan shoot 5 members of the communist workers party IN Greensboro, North Carolina,   

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   Al Capp, US cartoonist (Li'l Abner), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1979 amedeo Nazzari, actor (Lure of Sila, Night of Cabiria), dies at 71   

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   Sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Nov 09   Lewis Charles, actor (Feather & Father Gang), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Nov 10   On this day in history 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   Friedrich Thorberg, writer, dies at 71 in the year 1979.   

Nov 12   Dimitri Tiompkin, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1979 uS halts Iranian oil imports &freezes Iranian assets   

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

Nov 13   On this day in history ronald Reagan in NY announces his candidacy for President   

Nov 14   Bill Farrimond, England cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests 1930-35), dies in the year 1979.   

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

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

Nov 16   In the year 1979 paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas"   

Nov 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history anne Vondeling, Male Dutch soc democratic party-minister, dies at 63   

Nov 23   In the year 1979 merle Oberon, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), dies at 68   

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Apr 02   Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born in the year 1979.   

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

Apr 28   Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born on this day in history.   

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

May 07   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress   

May 19   On this day in history birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer   

May 19   On this day in history birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

Jan 03   In the year 1979 conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91   

Jan 04   On this day in history charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack   

Jan 05   On this day in history charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

Jan 07   In the year 1979 zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

Jan 09   Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1979 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   In the year 1979 death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)