Historical Events In 1979

Jan 01   International Year of the Child begins in the year 1979.   

Jan 01   On this day in history uS & China (People's Republic) begin diplomatic relations   

Jan 02   In the year 1979 sid Vicious' trial for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spingen begins   

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

Jan 04   An out-of-court settlement awards $675,000 to the victims of the Kent State massacre of 1970 (made famous by the CSNY song Ohio) in the year 1979.   

Jan 04   Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

Jan 05   On this day in history jazz bassist Charles Mingus dies of a heart attack at age 56.   

Jan 07   In the year 1979 vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh from Khmer Rouge   

Jan 07   On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

Jan 08   In the year 1979 512 die as oil tanker Bantry Bay blows up   

Jan 08   On this day in history argentina & Chile sign Beagle Canal accord   

Jan 08   In the year 1979 today Show gets a new theme song   

Jan 08   Vietnamese troops overtook Khmer Rouge & occupy Phnom Penh in the year 1979.   

Jan 09   Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1979.   

Jan 09   Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WS Merwin in the year 1979.   

Jan 09   In the year 1979 k-Mart pulls Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small" for being in "bad taste"   

Jan 09   In the year 1979 supreme Court strikes down (6-3) PA law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses   

Jan 10   On this day in history entertainer of the Year Awards   

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

Jan 12   6th American Music Award Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win in the year 1979.   

Jan 12   Los Angeles's Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi, arrested in Bellingham on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Record blizzard struck midwest killing over 100 in the year 1979.   

Jan 13   In the year 1979 charlie Daniels hosts the Volunteer Jam   

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

Jan 13   YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history president Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday   

Jan 16   On this day in history fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 16   On this day in history shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran flees Iran for Egypt   

Jan 16   In the year 1979 the ruler of Iran, the Shah, leaves his country   

Jan 17   Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran on this day in history.   

Jan 17   USSR performs underground nuclear test in the year 1979.   

Jan 18   Cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1979.   

Jan 19   John N Mitchell (former AG) released on parole from federal prison on this day in history.   

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Apr 02   Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born in the year 1979.   

Apr 21   James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born on this day in history.   

Apr 28   In the year 1979 birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor   

Apr 30   In the year 1979 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   Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born in the year 1979.   

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

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   In the year 1979 zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

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   In the year 1979 death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33   

Jan 14   On this day in history death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)