Historical Events In 1979
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Feb 06 Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 on this day in history.
Feb 06 On this day in history supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto
Feb 07 "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC in the year 1979.
Feb 07 Colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumédienne in Algeria on this day in history.
Feb 07 In the year 1979 faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur
Feb 07 In the year 1979 josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns
Feb 07 Neptune becomes farthest planet from the sun in our solar system (will remain that way for 20 years) on this day in history.
Feb 07 Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles on this day in history.
Feb 08 Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 in the year 1979.
Feb 08 In the year 1979 the Secretary of the Navy announced that the helicopter portion of the Navy's LAMPS MK III was to be known officially as the Seahawk
Feb 08 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
Feb 09 On this day in history 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey
Feb 09 On this day in history aBC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special
Feb 09 Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind" on this day in history.
Feb 09 C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies in the year 1979.
Feb 09 In the year 1979 nigeria amends constitution
Feb 10 "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart peaks at #1 on this day in history.
Feb 11 In the year 1979 43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC
Feb 11 Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation on this day in history.
Feb 11 Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran in the year 1979.
Feb 11 Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances in the year 1979.
Feb 12 In the year 1979 jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84
Feb 13 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation on this day in history.
Feb 13 In the year 1979 jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84
Feb 13 On this day in history washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm
Feb 14 In the year 1979 adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered
Feb 15 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey win on this day in history.
Feb 15 On this day in history alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51
Feb 15 Paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes on this day in history.
Feb 15 Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show on this day in history.
Feb 15 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site in the year 1979.
Feb 16 George Harrison releases "Blow Away" on this day in history.
Feb 16 Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58 on this day in history.
Feb 16 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1979.
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