Page 16: Historical Events In 1979

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   

Dec 31   Winterland Rock Concert Hall in San Francisco closes after 556 concerts   

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Apr 02   Jesse carmichael: American musician (maroon 5)   

Apr 21   James mcavoy: Scottish actor   

Apr 28   Bahram radan: Iranian actor   

Apr 30   Gerardo torrado: Mexican footballer   

May 07   Katie douglas: American basketball player   

May 19   Barbara nedeljakova: Slovak actress   

May 19   Diego forlán: Uruguayan footballer   

May 19   Andrea pirlo: Italian footballer   

Jan 03   Conrad hilton: Us founder (hilton hotels),    

Jan 04   Charles mingus: Jazz bassist,    

Jan 05   Charles mingus: Us jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader,    

Jan 07   Zbigniew turski: Composer,    

Jan 09   Avery claflin: Composer,    

Jan 11   Jack soo: Actor (nick yemana-barney miller, green berets),    

Jan 13   Donny hathaway: Chicago ill, rocker (ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

Jan 14   Thomas desimone: Gangster associate of the lucchese crime family (b. 1950)