Page 4: Historical Events In 1979

Feb 17   William Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73 in the year 1979.   

Feb 18   -52º F (-47º C), Old Forge NY (state record) in the year 1979.   

Feb 18   Miniseries "Roots The Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV on this day in history.   

Feb 18   NASA launches space vehicle S-202 in the year 1979.   

Feb 18   On this day in history president Zia ur-Rahmans National Party wins elections in Bangladesh   

Feb 18   Snow falls in the Sahara Desert on this day in history.   

Feb 21   In the year 1979 2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters; the game was won 4-2 in the 4th overtime period   

Feb 21   In the year 1979 glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies   

Feb 21   In the year 1979 japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km)   

Feb 22   In the year 1979 cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Primate & Cat Building is dedicated   

Feb 22   In the year 1979 st Lucia gains independence from Britain   

Feb 23   "Sarava" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 140 performances on this day in history.   

Feb 23   In the year 1979 cameron Mclanahan is born in California   

Feb 23   Frank Peterson Jr named first black general in Marine Corps on this day in history.   

Feb 23   George Harrison releases "George Harrison" album in the year 1979.   

Feb 23   W.A.C. Bennett dies at age 78; Premier of British Columbia from 1952 to 1972 in the year 1979.   

Feb 24   Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford TX on this day in history.   

Feb 24   War between North & South Yemen begins in the year 1979.   

Feb 25   Soyuz 32 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station in the year 1979.   

Feb 26   In the year 1979 a total eclipse of the sun casts a huge shadow from Oregon to North Dakota.   

Feb 26   Total solar eclipse crosses western Canada, casting a moving shadow 250 km wide in the year 1979.   

Feb 27   The Navy took delivery of the last A-4 Skyhawk from the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, setting a record for the longest production run for any U.S. military aircraft in the year 1979.   

Feb 28   Ernest Thompson's "On Golden Pond," premieres in New York NY on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Dolores Costello, actress (Noah's Ark, Expensive Women), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Edith Craig, actress (Harmony Lane, Smashing Rackets), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Mar 04   200th episode of "All in the Family" on this day in history.   

Mar 04   In the year 1979 uS Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings   

Mar 05   In the year 1979 vicente Ascone, composer, dies at 81   

Mar 05   Voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles) in the year 1979.   

Mar 06   Charles Wagenheim, actor (Halligan-Gunsmoke), dies at 83 in the year 1979.   

Mar 07   Guiomar Novaes, pianist (Brazilian Order of Merit), dies at 84 in the year 1979.   

Mar 07   On this day in history uSS Constellation and her escort ships were ordered to the Gulf of Aden in response to the conflict between North and South Yemen.   

Mar 08   China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam in the year 1979.   

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Apr 02   Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born in the year 1979.   

Apr 21   On this day in history birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor   

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

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   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   Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born in the year 1979.   

Jan 03   Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 in the year 1979.   

Jan 07   Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1979.   

Jan 11   Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63 in the year 1979.   

Jan 13   In the year 1979 death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

Jan 14   Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died on this day in history.