Page 16: Historical Events In 1979

Nov 28   Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica killing 257 in the year 1979.   

Nov 30   Joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69 in the year 1979.   

Nov 30   On this day in history ted Koppel becomes anchor of nightly news on Iranian Hostages (ABC)   

Dec 02   On this day in history vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72   

Dec 03   Christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400 on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum on this day in history.   

Dec 04   Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero) in the year 1979.   

Dec 04   Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Dec 07   Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies in the year 1979.   

Dec 09   In the year 1979 fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84   

Dec 10   Ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67 in the year 1979.   

Dec 11   In the year 1979 claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66   

Dec 12   Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce in the year 1979.   

Dec 12   Rhodesia becomes the independent nation of Zimbabwe on this day in history.   

Dec 13   Jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   In the year 1979 nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies   

Dec 15   Bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66 in the year 1979.   

Dec 15   Deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama in the year 1979.   

Dec 15   World Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages on this day in history.   

Dec 17   In the year 1979 budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle)   

Dec 17   On this day in history driver Stan Barrett became the first person in the world to travel faster than sound on land. He drove the Budweiser Rocket car at a top speed of 739.666 in a one-way run at Rogers Dry Lake,California.   

Dec 18   Stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1979 the Senate green lighted a $1.5 billion loan to help put the auto maker Chrysler back on its feet. In the short term, though, the loan did little to staunch the bleeding   

Dec 21   On this day in history bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies   

Dec 21   In the year 1979 gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game   

Dec 22   In the year 1979 darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77   

Dec 24   1st Ariane-rocket launched on this day in history.   

Dec 24   Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/sect-gen NATO, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Dec 25   On this day in history joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70   

Dec 27   In the year 1979 "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV   

Dec 27   On this day in history hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered   

Dec 27   In the year 1979 red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG   

Dec 27   Russia invades Afghanistan in the year 1979.   

Dec 27   On this day in history soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown   

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Apr 02   In the year 1979 birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)   

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   In the year 1979 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   On this day in history birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

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 in the year 1979.   

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

Jan 07   Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1979.   

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   In the year 1979 death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

Jan 14   Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died on this day in history.