Page 3: Historical Events In 1979

Feb 06   On this day in history 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   "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC in the year 1979.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1979 c I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies   

Feb 09   Nigeria amends constitution in the year 1979.   

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

Feb 11   43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC in the year 1979.   

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

Feb 11   Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   In the year 1979 jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84   

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 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   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 in the year 1979.   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1979.   

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

Apr 28   Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1979.   

May 07   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born in the year 1979.   

May 19   On this day in history birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress   

May 19   Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born on this day in history.   

May 19   On this day in history birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

Jan 03   In the year 1979 conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91   

Jan 04   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack   

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   In the year 1979 avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80   

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)