Feb 07   "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC.   

Feb 07   Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur.   

Feb 07   Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns   

Feb 07   Neptune is recorded as becoming farthest planet from the sun in our solar system (will remain that way for 20 years).   

Feb 07   Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles   

Feb 08   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   

Feb 09   21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey   

Feb 09   ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special   

Feb 09   Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind".   

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

Feb 09   Nigeria amends constitution.   

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

Feb 11   43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC.   

Feb 11   Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation   

Feb 11   Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran   

Feb 11   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   

Feb 13   2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation   

Feb 13   Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84.   

Feb 13   Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm   

Feb 14   Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered.   

Feb 15   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   

Feb 15   Paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes.   

Feb 15   Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show   

Feb 16   In this year, George Harrison releases "Blow Away".   

Feb 16   Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58   

Feb 17   William Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73.   

Feb 18   -52º F (-47º C), Old Forge NY (state record)   

Feb 18   In this year, President Zia ur-Rahmans National Party claims elections in Bangladesh.   

Feb 18   Miniseries "Roots The Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV.   

Feb 18   NASA launches space vehicle S-202.   

Feb 18   Snow falls in the Sahara Desert   

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Apr 02   Jesse carmichael: American musician (maroon 5)   

Apr 21   James mcavoy: Scottish actor   

Apr 28   Bahram radan: Iranian actor   

Apr 30   Gerardo torrado: Mexican footballer   

May 07   Katie douglas: American basketball player   

May 19   Barbara nedeljakova: Slovak actress   

May 19   Diego forlán: Uruguayan footballer   

May 19   Andrea pirlo: Italian footballer   

Jan 03   Conrad hilton: Us founder (hilton hotels),   

Jan 04   Charles mingus: Jazz bassist,    

Jan 05   Charles mingus: Us jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader,    

Jan 07   Zbigniew turski: Composer,    

Jan 09   Avery claflin: Composer,   

Jan 11   Jack soo: Actor (nick yemana-barney miller, green berets),   

Jan 13   Donny hathaway: Chicago ill, rocker (ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

Jan 14   Thomas desimone: Gangster associate of the lucchese crime family (b. 1950)