Page 9: Historical Events In 1979

May 28   European Market accepts Greece as member   

May 29   Bishop Abel Muzorewa is sworn in as Zimbabwe's inaugural black PM   

May 29   Mary Pickford, actress (Coquette, Suds, Secrets), dies at 86.   

May 30   In this year, Nottingham Forrest claims 24th Europe Cup 1 at Munich   

May 30   Jack Raine, actor (Quartet), dies at 82   

May 30   Percom Data Company Inc release Microdos for Radio Shack's TRS-80.   

May 31   Nigel Howard, cricketer (England captain 1951-52 tour of India), dies   

May 31   Radio City Music Hall (NYC) reopens.   

May 31   Zimbabwe proclaims independence.   

Jun 01   Jack Mulhall, actor (Buck Rogers, Held for Ransom), dies at 91   

Jun 01   Wings release "Old Siam, Sir"   

Jun 02   Jim Hutton, actor (Ellery Queen), dies of liver cancer at 45.   

Jun 02   John Paul II is recorded as becoming inaugural pope to visit a communist country (Poland)   

Jun 02   NASA launches space vehicle S-198.   

Jun 02   Pope John Paul II arrives in his native Poland -- the inaugural-ever visit by a pontiff to a Communist country.   

Jun 03   Arno Schmidt, writer, dies at 65.   

Jun 03   The oil rig Ixtoc I in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled.   

Jun 04   Edward Dawson, cricketer (England batsman in 5 Tests 1927-30), dies   

Jun 05   Pauline Offner, Zen Theravadin nun, dies at 53   

Jun 06   Jack Haley, actor (Wizard of Oz), dies of cancer at 79.   

Jun 07   Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched.   

Jun 07   Rocker Chuck Berry is charged with tax evasion   

Jun 08   Herb Polesie, producer/playwright (20 Questions), dies at 79   

Jun 08   The Source, inaugural computer public information service, goes online.   

Jun 08   Wings release "Back to the Egg" album   

Jun 09   Michael Cairney topples a record row of 169713 dominoes.   

Jun 10   inaugural ever European Assembly elections   

Jun 10   Pope John Paul II visits Poland   

Jun 11   August Maes, Flemish actor/director (Farmer that Dies), dies at 85.   

Jun 12   Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hrs, 49 min   

Jun 13   Darla Hood, actress (Our Gang 1935-45), dies at 47   

Jun 14   Rock group "Little Feat" disbands   

Jun 15   Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67.   

Jun 15   The inaugural space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds.   

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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   In the year 1979 birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor   

Apr 30   Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born on this day in history.   

May 07   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born on this day in history.   

May 19   Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born on this day in history.   

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

May 19   Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born in the year 1979.   

Jan 03   Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 in the year 1979.   

Jan 04   Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack in the year 1979.   

Jan 05   On this day in history charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

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

Jan 09   Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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   Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died in the year 1979.