Page 16: Historical Events In 1979

Nov 28   Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica killing 257 on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 02   Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Dec 03   On this day in history christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400   

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

Dec 04   On this day in history liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero)   

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

Dec 07   On this day in history cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies   

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

Dec 10   On this day in history ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67   

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

Dec 12   On this day in history gold hits record $462.50 an ounce   

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

Dec 13   In the year 1979 jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66   

Dec 14   On this day in history nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies   

Dec 15   In the year 1979 bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66   

Dec 15   On this day in history deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama   

Dec 15   On this day in history world Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages   

Dec 17   Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle) on this day in history.   

Dec 17   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 in the year 1979.   

Dec 18   In the year 1979 stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)   

Dec 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1979 bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies   

Dec 21   Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game in the year 1979.   

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

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

Dec 24   Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/sect-gen NATO, dies at 82 in the year 1979.   

Dec 25   Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Dec 27   On this day in history "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV   

Dec 27   Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered on this day in history.   

Dec 27   On this day in history red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG   

Dec 27   Russia invades Afghanistan in the year 1979.   

Dec 27   In the year 1979 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   In the year 1979 birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer   

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   Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born on this day in history.   

May 19   Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born in the year 1979.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack   

Jan 05   In the year 1979 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   On this day in history avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died in the year 1979.