Page 16: Historical Events In 1979

Dec 02   Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72   

Dec 03   Christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18400.   

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

Dec 04   Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero)   

Dec 04   Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62.   

Dec 07   Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies   

Dec 09   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   

Dec 11   Claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66.   

Dec 12   Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce   

Dec 12   Rhodesia is recorded as becoming the independent nation of Zimbabwe.   

Dec 13   Jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66.   

Dec 14   Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies.   

Dec 15   Bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66.   

Dec 15   Deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama.   

Dec 15   World Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages   

Dec 17   Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle).   

Dec 17   Driver Stan Barrett became the inaugural 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 inaugural to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)   

Dec 19   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   Bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five and one), dies.   

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

Dec 22   Darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77   

Dec 24   1st Ariane-rocket launched   

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

Dec 25   Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70   

Dec 27   "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV   

Dec 27   Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered   

Dec 27   Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG.   

Dec 27   Russia invades Afghanistan.   

Dec 27   Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown   

Dec 29   Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum   

Dec 30   Richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers and Hammerstein), dies at 77   

Dec 30   Rock group, Emerson, Lake and Palmer break up.   

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Apr 02   Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 21   On this day in history birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor   

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

Apr 30   In the year 1979 birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer   

May 07   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born in the year 1979.   

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

May 19   Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born in the year 1979.   

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

Jan 03   Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80   

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 in the year 1979.   

Jan 14   On this day in history death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)