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   On this day in history joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69   

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 in the year 1979.   

Dec 03   Christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400 in the year 1979.   

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) on this day in history.   

Dec 04   In the year 1979 robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62   

Dec 07   Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 11   Claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 12   Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce on this day in history.   

Dec 12   On this day in history rhodesia becomes the independent nation of Zimbabwe   

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   On this day in history bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66   

Dec 15   In the year 1979 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   In the year 1979 budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1979.   

Dec 21   In the year 1979 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   Darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Dec 24   In the year 1979 1st Ariane-rocket launched   

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

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 in the year 1979.   

Dec 27   Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG on this day in history.   

Dec 27   Russia invades Afghanistan in the year 1979.   

Dec 27   Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown on this day in history.   

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

Apr 21   James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born in the year 1979.   

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   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   In the year 1979 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   Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.