Historical Events In 1979

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

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 in the year 1979.  

Feb 07   Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur in the year 1979.  

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   On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1979.  

Feb 09   On this day in history aBC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special  

Feb 09   On this day in history beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind"  

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

Feb 09   On this day in history nigeria amends constitution  

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

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

Feb 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 13   In the year 1979 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation  

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

Feb 13   On this day in history washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm  

Feb 14   Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered in the year 1979.  

Feb 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

Feb 16   On this day in history george Harrison releases "Blow Away"  

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 on this day in history.  

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Apr 02   Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born on this day in history.  

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

May 07   In the year 1979 birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player  

May 19   Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born in the year 1979.  

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

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

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