Page 10: Historical Events In 1979

Jun 14   Rock group "Little Feat" disbands in the year 1979.   

Jun 15   Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67 in the year 1979.   

Jun 15   The first space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds on this day in history.   

Jun 16   On this day in history ben Weber, US composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62   

Jun 16   In the year 1979 carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit   

Jun 16   On this day in history h-E Schuster discovers asteroid #2275   

Jun 17   Lou Frizzel, actor (Dusty Rhoades-Bonanza), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Jun 21   In the year 1979 julian Orchard, actor (Perfect Friday, Bless this House), dies at 49   

Jun 22   Emory Parnell, St Paul Minn, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 85 in the year 1979.   

Jun 23   In the year 1979 the Charlie Daniels Band releases "Devil Went Down to Georgia"   

Jun 23   On this day in history the rock group, the Knack releases "My Sharona"   

Jun 26   In the year 1979 charles Clore, financier, dies   

Jun 28   Paul Dessau, German composer/conducter (Berlin, 1925-33), dies at 84 in the year 1979.   

Jun 29   Ben Barnett, cricketer (4 Tests for Australia 1938), dies in the year 1979.   

Jun 30   Alfons Vranckx, Belgian politician, dies at 72 in the year 1979.   

Jun 30   Johnny Rotten &Joan Collins appear together on BBC's Juke Box Jury on this day in history.   

Jul 01   In the year 1979 richard Ward, actor (Beacon Hill), dies at 64   

Jul 01   Stampede Pass, Washington is covered with 6" of snow in the year 1979.   

Jul 04   On this day in history in Eastern China a 5.4 quake was centered about 225 kilometers southwest of Shanghai in the Liyang area. At least 41 people were reported killed, more than 2,000 were injured   

Jul 05   Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87 in the year 1979.   

Jul 06   Van McCoy, singer/songwriter (Hey Mr DJ, Hustle), dies at 35 in the year 1979.   

Jul 07   In the year 1979 d P Conyngham, cricketer (one Test for S Africa), dies   

Jul 08   Michael Wilding, actor (Waterloo, Zarakm Naked Edge), dies in the year 1979.   

Jul 08   On this day in history voyager 2 takes first ever photo of Jupiter's satellite Adrastea (J14)   

Jul 09   Betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53 in the year 1979.   

Jul 09   Dr Walter Massey named director of Argonne national Lab in the year 1979.   

Jul 09   In the year 1979 voyager 2 flies past Jupiter   

Jul 10   Arthur Fiedler the conductor of The Boston Pops Orchestra died in the year 1979.   

Jul 10   On this day in history arthur Fiedler, orch leader (Boston Pops), dies at 84   

Jul 11   On this day in history debris from the US Skylab space station fall on Australia   

Jul 11   US Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia & disintegrates on this day in history.   

Jul 12   "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild & causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to the Tigers on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Kalervo Tuukkanen, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Kiribati (Gilbert & Ellice Is) gains independence from Britain in the year 1979.   

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Apr 02   On this day in history birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)   

Apr 21   James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born in the year 1979.   

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

Jan 07   Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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 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 in the year 1979.