Historical Events In 1979

Aug 06   Kurt Kasznar, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Aug 06   On this day in history kurt Kaszner actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65   

Aug 07   The first day of trading in British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC) shares, everyone in the province got 5 shares from the government on this day in history.   

Aug 09   Allan Frank, actor (Charade Quiz), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69 in the year 1979.   

Aug 13   On this day in history lou Brock gets his 3,000 career hit   

Aug 15   Hurricane David in Dominican Republic, Dominica killing 2,069 people in the year 1979.   

Aug 17   In the year 1979 vivian Vance actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies at 72   

Aug 17   Vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies of cancer at 67 in the year 1979.   

Aug 19   Crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight in the year 1979.   

Aug 19   In the year 1979 dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack   

Aug 22   Henry Beernink, politician, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1979 bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC   

Aug 23   Mian Mohammad Saeed, cricketer (1st Pakistan capt 1948-49), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Soviet Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the U.S. during a performance in New York City on this day in history.   

Aug 23   UN's Vienna office opens on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history uN's Vienna office begins issuing postage stamps   

Aug 25   In the year 1979 stan Kenton, orch leader (Music 55), dies at 67   

Aug 27   An IRA bomb takes the life of British Lord Louis Mountbatten in a boat off the Irish coast in the year 1979.   

Aug 27   In the year 1979 boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82   

Aug 28   On this day in history simonow, writer, dies   

Aug 29   In the year 1979 mary Marquet, actress (Landru, Paris Canaille), dies at 84   

Aug 30   In the year 1979 a U.S. Navy CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter of VR-24 lifted a 12-foot bronze statue of the Madonna and Child to the top of Mt. Tiberius on Capri, Italy, to replace one which had been destroyed by lightning. The statue was too large to be transported overland.   

Aug 30   On this day in history the first prototype of the Navy's SH-60B Seahawk helicopter was unveiled at the Sikorsky Aircraft Division at Stratford, Connecticut   

Aug 30   The first recorded occurrence-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs) on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1979 comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun   

Aug 31   In the year 1979 donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador   

Aug 31   In the year 1979 e J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies   

Aug 31   In the year 1979 movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31,   

Sep 01   Debbie Boone &Gabriel Ferrer wed in LA in the year 1979.   

Sep 01   Doris Kenyon, silent screen actress (Alexander Hamilton), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1979 lA Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask   

Sep 01   Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to flyby the planet Saturn on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

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   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

Jan 07   Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1979.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died in the year 1979.   

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