Page 3: Historical Events In 1979

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

Feb 06   Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto on this day in history.   

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

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   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 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 in the year 1979.   

Feb 08   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

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

Feb 09   Nigeria amends constitution on this day in history.   

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

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   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   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   In the year 1979 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 15   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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

Feb 16   Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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

Apr 21   In the year 1979 birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor   

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   In the year 1979 birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player   

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   On this day in history charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack   

Jan 05   Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1979 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   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died in the year 1979.   

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