Page 3: Historical Events In 1979
Friday, 11 July 2025
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 In the year 1979 "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC
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 in the year 1979.
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) on this day in history.
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 In the year 1979 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 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1979.
Feb 09 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey in the year 1979.
Feb 09 On this day in history aBC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special
Feb 09 On this day in history beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind"
Feb 09 C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies on this day in history.
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 On this day in history emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation
Feb 11 On this day in history followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran.
Feb 11 On this day in history musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances
Feb 12 On this day in history jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84
Feb 13 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation on this day in history.
Feb 13 On this day in history 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 Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered on this day in history.
Feb 15 On this day in history 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey win
Feb 15 Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51 in the year 1979.
Feb 15 Paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes in the year 1979.
Feb 15 Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show in the year 1979.
Feb 15 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1979.
Feb 16 On this day in history george Harrison releases "Blow Away"
Feb 16 Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58 in the year 1979.
Feb 16 On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
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