Page 3: Historical Events In 1979

Feb 06   Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   On this day in history supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto   

Feb 07   "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumédienne in Algeria in the year 1979.   

Feb 07   Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1979 josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns   

Feb 07   Neptune becomes farthest planet from the sun in our solar system (will remain that way for 20 years) in the year 1979.   

Feb 07   Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles in the year 1979.   

Feb 08   Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 in the year 1979.   

Feb 08   On this day in history the Secretary of the Navy announced that the helicopter portion of the Navy's LAMPS MK III was to be known officially as the Seahawk   

Feb 08   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 09   In the year 1979 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey   

Feb 09   ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1979 beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind"   

Feb 09   On this day in history c I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies   

Feb 09   Nigeria amends constitution on this day in history.   

Feb 10   "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart peaks at #1 in the year 1979.   

Feb 11   On this day in history 43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC   

Feb 11   Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran in the year 1979.   

Feb 11   Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84 in the year 1979.   

Feb 13   2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1979 jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84   

Feb 13   Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm in the year 1979.   

Feb 14   In the year 1979 adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered   

Feb 15   21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey win in the year 1979.   

Feb 15   On this day in history alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51   

Feb 15   On this day in history paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes   

Feb 15   Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1979 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 16   George Harrison releases "Blow Away" on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)   

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

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

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   On this day in history birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

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 in the year 1979.   

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