Historical Events In 1979

Oct 24   Guinness Book of Records presents Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc in the year 1979.   

Oct 26   Jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 27   On this day in history voluntary Euthanasia Society publishes how-to-do-it suicide guide   

Oct 28   USS Kitty Hawk and her escort ships were directed to operate south of the Korean peninsula in response to the assassination of South Korean President Park on 26 October in the year 1979.   

Oct 29   50 years after the great stock market crash, anti-nuclear protestors fail to shut down the New York Stock Exchange in the year 1979.   

Oct 30   NASA launches space vehicle S-203 on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history richard Arrington elected mayor of Birmingham   

Nov 01   Federal government made $1.5 billion loan to Chrysler in the year 1979.   

Nov 01   Jacques Mesrine, French "enemy of the state", shot to death in the year 1979.   

Nov 01   On this day in history tanker Burmah Agate off Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 10.7 m gallons of oil, in US's worst oil spill disaster   

Nov 03   63 Americans taken hostage at US Embassy (Teheran, Iran) on this day in history.   

Nov 03   The Greensboro Massacre - Klu Klux Clan shoot 5 members of the communist workers party IN Greensboro, North Carolina, on this day in history.   

Nov 04   500 Iranian "students" seize US embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days) on this day in history.   

Nov 05   On this day in history al Capp cartoonist (Lil' Abner), dies at 70   

Nov 05   Al Capp, US cartoonist (Li'l Abner), dies at 70 in the year 1979.   

Nov 07   On this day in history amedeo Nazzari, actor (Lure of Sila, Night of Cabiria), dies at 71   

Nov 08   ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (the forerunner to "Nightline") on this day in history.   

Nov 08   ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (the forerunner to "Nightline") on this day in history.   

Nov 08   Sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63 in the year 1979.   

Nov 09   Lewis Charles, actor (Feather & Father Gang), dies at 59 in the year 1979.   

Nov 10   In the year 1979 cP Rail no. 54 suffers a hot axle box and derails 24 cars containing dangerous commodities, in Mississaugua, Ont. Almost a quarter of a million people were evacuated for periods of up to five days.   

Nov 10   Friedrich Thorberg, writer, dies at 71 in the year 1979.   

Nov 12   On this day in history dimitri Tiompkin, composer, dies at 85   

Nov 12   US halts Iranian oil imports &freezes Iranian assets on this day in history.   

Nov 13   Rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93 in the year 1979.   

Nov 13   Ronald Reagan in NY announces his candidacy for President in the year 1979.   

Nov 14   In the year 1979 bill Farrimond, England cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests 1930-35), dies   

Nov 15   In the year 1979 aBC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage   

Nov 15   In the year 1979 british government identifies Sir Anthony Blunt as 4th man in Soviet spy ring   

Nov 16   On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas"   

Nov 17   On this day in history john Glassock, bass (Jethro Tull), dies at 27 following heart surgery   

Nov 19   Chuck Berry released from prison on income tax evasion in the year 1979.   

Nov 22   Anne Vondeling, Male Dutch soc democratic party-minister, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Nov 23   Merle Oberon, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), dies at 68 in the year 1979.   

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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   On this day in history birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor   

Apr 30   On this day in history birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer   

May 07   On this day in history birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player   

May 19   On this day in history birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

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

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

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   On this day in history avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80   

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

Jan 13   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1979 death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)