Historical Events In 1979

Feb 06   In the year 1979 alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47   

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

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

Feb 07   In the year 1979 colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumédienne in Algeria   

Feb 07   In the year 1979 faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur   

Feb 07   Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns in the year 1979.   

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   In the year 1979 pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles   

Feb 08   Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1979 aBC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special   

Feb 09   Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind" in the year 1979.   

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

Feb 09   In the year 1979 nigeria amends constitution   

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

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   In the year 1979 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   In the year 1979 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   On this day in history washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 15   On this day in history 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   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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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)   

Apr 21   James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer   

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   In the year 1979 birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer   

May 19   Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91   

Jan 04   Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

Jan 07   Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1979.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1979 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.