Historical Events In 1979

Nov 28   Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica killing 257 on this day in history.   

Nov 30   In the year 1979 joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69   

Nov 30   Ted Koppel becomes anchor of nightly news on Iranian Hostages (ABC) on this day in history.   

Dec 02   On this day in history vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72   

Dec 03   On this day in history christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400   

Dec 03   Eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum in the year 1979.   

Dec 04   In the year 1979 liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero)   

Dec 04   On this day in history robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62   

Dec 07   Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies in the year 1979.   

Dec 09   On this day in history fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84   

Dec 10   In the year 1979 ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67   

Dec 11   Claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 12   In the year 1979 gold hits record $462.50 an ounce   

Dec 12   Rhodesia becomes the independent nation of Zimbabwe on this day in history.   

Dec 13   In the year 1979 jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66   

Dec 14   Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies in the year 1979.   

Dec 15   In the year 1979 bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66   

Dec 15   In the year 1979 deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama   

Dec 15   World Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle) in the year 1979.   

Dec 17   In the year 1979 driver Stan Barrett became the first person in the world to travel faster than sound on land. He drove the Budweiser Rocket car at a top speed of 739.666 in a one-way run at Rogers Dry Lake,California.   

Dec 18   In the year 1979 stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)   

Dec 19   The Senate green lighted a $1.5 billion loan to help put the auto maker Chrysler back on its feet. In the short term, though, the loan did little to staunch the bleeding in the year 1979.   

Dec 21   Bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies on this day in history.   

Dec 21   Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game on this day in history.   

Dec 22   On this day in history darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77   

Dec 24   In the year 1979 1st Ariane-rocket launched   

Dec 24   Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/sect-gen NATO, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1979 joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70   

Dec 27   In the year 1979 "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV   

Dec 27   Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered on this day in history.   

Dec 27   In the year 1979 red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG   

Dec 27   In the year 1979 russia invades Afghanistan   

Dec 27   In the year 1979 soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown   

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Apr 02   In the year 1979 birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)   

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   Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1979.   

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

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress   

May 19   On this day in history birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer   

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

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

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

Jan 11   On this day in history jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63   

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 in the year 1979.