Page 12: Historical Events In 1979

Aug 06   On this day in history kurt Kasznar, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65   

Aug 06   Kurt Kaszner actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Aug 07   The first day of trading in British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC) shares, everyone in the province got 5 shares from the government on this day in history.   

Aug 09   Allan Frank, actor (Charade Quiz), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history lou Brock gets his 3,000 career hit   

Aug 15   In the year 1979 hurricane David in Dominican Republic, Dominica killing 2,069 people   

Aug 17   On this day in history vivian Vance actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies at 72   

Aug 17   Vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies of cancer at 67 in the year 1979.   

Aug 19   On this day in history crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight   

Aug 19   On this day in history dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack   

Aug 22   In the year 1979 henry Beernink, politician, dies at 69   

Aug 23   Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in NYC in the year 1979.   

Aug 23   In the year 1979 mian Mohammad Saeed, cricketer (1st Pakistan capt 1948-49), dies   

Aug 23   Soviet Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects to the U.S. during a performance in New York City on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history uN's Vienna office opens   

Aug 24   In the year 1979 uN's Vienna office begins issuing postage stamps   

Aug 25   On this day in history stan Kenton, orch leader (Music 55), dies at 67   

Aug 27   An IRA bomb takes the life of British Lord Louis Mountbatten in a boat off the Irish coast in the year 1979.   

Aug 27   Boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1979.   

Aug 28   Simonow, writer, dies in the year 1979.   

Aug 29   On this day in history mary Marquet, actress (Landru, Paris Canaille), dies at 84   

Aug 30   In the year 1979 a U.S. Navy CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter of VR-24 lifted a 12-foot bronze statue of the Madonna and Child to the top of Mt. Tiberius on Capri, Italy, to replace one which had been destroyed by lightning. The statue was too large to be transported overland.   

Aug 30   In the year 1979 the first prototype of the Navy's SH-60B Seahawk helicopter was unveiled at the Sikorsky Aircraft Division at Stratford, Connecticut   

Aug 30   The first recorded occurrence-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs) in the year 1979.   

Aug 31   Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with the Sun in the year 1979.   

Aug 31   On this day in history donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as UN ambassador   

Aug 31   In the year 1979 e J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911-14), dies   

Aug 31   On this day in history movie actress Sally Rand dies of heart failure at age 76 in Glendora, CAug 31,   

Sep 01   In the year 1979 debbie Boone &Gabriel Ferrer wed in LA   

Sep 01   Doris Kenyon, silent screen actress (Alexander Hamilton), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   LA Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to flyby the planet Saturn   

Sep 01   Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings 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   Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born on this day in history.   

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   Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born on this day in history.   

May 19   Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born on this day in history.   

May 19   Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1979 conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91   

Jan 04   In the year 1979 charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1979 zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

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

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

Jan 13   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.