Historical Events In 1979

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

Feb 06   Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto in the year 1979.  

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

Feb 07   Colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumédienne in Algeria on this day in history.  

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

Feb 07   Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 08   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 on this day in history.  

Feb 08   In the year 1979 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Feb 09   21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey on this day in history.  

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

Feb 09   Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind" on this day in history.  

Feb 09   C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies in the year 1979.  

Feb 09   Nigeria amends constitution on this day in history.  

Feb 10   "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart peaks at #1 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 11   In the year 1979 emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation  

Feb 11   On this day in history followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran.  

Feb 11   In the year 1979 musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances  

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

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

Feb 13   Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Feb 13   Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 15   Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51 in the year 1979.  

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

Feb 15   In the year 1979 temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show  

Feb 15   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1979.  

Feb 16   In the year 1979 george Harrison releases "Blow Away"  

Feb 16   On this day in history louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58  

Feb 16   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1979.  

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Apr 02   In the year 1979 birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)  

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   Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1979.  

May 07   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born on this day in history.  

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress  

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

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   Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack in the year 1979.  

Jan 05   In the year 1979 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   In the year 1979 death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33  

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