Page 15: Historical Events In 1979

Oct 24   In the year 1979 guinness Book of Records presents Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc   

Oct 26   Jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Voluntary Euthanasia Society publishes how-to-do-it suicide guide in the year 1979.   

Oct 28   On this day in history 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.   

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 in the year 1979.   

Oct 30   Richard Arrington elected mayor of Birmingham on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Federal government made $1.5 billion loan to Chrysler on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 03   On this day in history 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   500 Iranian "students" seize US embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days) in the year 1979.   

Nov 05   Al Capp cartoonist (Lil' Abner), dies at 70 in the year 1979.   

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 in the year 1979.   

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

Nov 08   ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (the forerunner to "Nightline") on this day in history.   

Nov 08   Sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63 in the year 1979.   

Nov 09   Lewis Charles, actor (Feather & Father Gang), dies at 59 in the year 1979.   

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   In the year 1979 friedrich Thorberg, writer, dies at 71   

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

Nov 12   US halts Iranian oil imports &freezes Iranian assets in the year 1979.   

Nov 13   On this day in history rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93   

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

Nov 14   On this day in history bill Farrimond, England cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests 1930-35), dies   

Nov 15   In the year 1979 aBC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage   

Nov 15   On this day in history british government identifies Sir Anthony Blunt as 4th man in Soviet spy ring   

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

Nov 17   John Glassock, bass (Jethro Tull), dies at 27 following heart surgery on this day in history.   

Nov 19   Chuck Berry released from prison on income tax evasion in the year 1979.   

Nov 22   In the year 1979 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   On this day in history birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)   

Apr 21   In the year 1979 birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor   

Apr 28   On this day in history birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor   

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

May 07   On this day in history birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player   

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   Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 in the year 1979.   

Jan 04   Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

Jan 07   On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

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

Jan 11   Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died in the year 1979.   

Jan 14   In the year 1979 death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)