Page 3: Historical Events In 1979

Feb 06   Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 in the year 1979.   

Feb 06   In the year 1979 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   On this day in history colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumédienne in Algeria   

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   In the year 1979 nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82   

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 in the year 1979.   

Feb 08   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1979.   

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 in the year 1979.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history nigeria amends constitution   

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

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation in the year 1979.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 16   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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Apr 02   Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born in the year 1979.   

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

Apr 28   On this day in history birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor   

Apr 30   Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born on this day in history.   

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

May 19   Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born on this day in history.   

May 19   On this day in history birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1979.   

Jan 11   Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63 in the year 1979.   

Jan 13   On this day in history death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

Jan 14   In the year 1979 death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)