Page 5: Historical Events In 1979

Mar 08   The inaugural extraterrestrial volcano discovered (Jupiter's satellite Io).   

Mar 09   Barbara Mullen, actress (Talk of a Million), dies at 64   

Mar 09   Bowie Kuhn orders baseball to give equal access to female reporters   

Mar 09   France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

Mar 11   Randy Hold receives 67 minutes in penalties in a 60 minute NHL hockey game.   

Mar 11   Victor Kilian, actor (Gentleman's Agreement), dies at 88.   

Mar 13   European Monetary System is established, ECU created.   

Mar 13   Gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement.   

Mar 14   In this year, Peter Lougheed 1928- claims third term in provincial election and so continues the Tory Blue Rule.   

Mar 14   Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico a 7.6 earthquake was centered about 250 km south of Mexico City. At least five people were reported killed.   

Mar 15   In this year, Apparat releases Newdos+ 2.1 for Radio Shack's TRS-80.   

Mar 16   CBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney   

Mar 16   Jean Monnet, French economist/CEO (ECSC), dies at 90   

Mar 17   Merv Inverarity, cricketer (father of John WA player 1925-40), dies.   

Mar 17   World Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by N Linichuk and G Karponosov USSR.   

Mar 18   Battles between Kurds and Iranians break in Sananday Iran   

Mar 19   Al Hodge, actor (Capt Video), dies at 65   

Mar 19   House of Representatives begins live TV broadcasts via C-SPAN.   

Mar 20   Columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center.   

Mar 20   The last variant of the P-2 Neptune rolled off the production line at ceremonies in Japan. This was the longest production run of any aircraft type in history, 34 years from the inaugural model which was built in 1945   

Mar 21   Egyptian Parliament unanimously approve peace treaty with Israel   

Mar 22   Ben Lyon, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Indiscreet), dies at 78   

Mar 22   Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt   

Mar 23   In a ceremony at NAS Norfolk, Vice Admiral Forrest S. Petersen transferred ownership of the last Kawanishi H8K2 flying boat to the Japanese Museum of Maritime Science.   

Mar 23   Philip Bourneuf, actor (Big Night, Frankenstein), dies at 71   

Mar 24   Columbia flown on aircraft carrier lands at Kennedy Space Center   

Mar 24   inaugural appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes   

Mar 24   Yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53   

Mar 25   ... Sykes, British ambassador in The Hague, murdered.   

Mar 25   Major riot at Bourda prevents day's play in WSC Supertest   

Mar 26   Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt   

Mar 26   Jean Stafford, US author (Boston Adventure), dies at 63.   

Mar 27   Ronald Adam, actor (Phantom Shot), dies at 82   

Mar 27   Supreme Court rules, 8-1, cops can't randomly stop cars   

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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)