Page 16: Historical Events In 1979

Nov 28   Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica killing 257 in the year 1979.   

Nov 30   On this day in history joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69   

Nov 30   In the year 1979 ted Koppel becomes anchor of nightly news on Iranian Hostages (ABC)   

Dec 02   Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1979.   

Dec 03   In the year 1979 christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400   

Dec 03   On this day in history eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum.   

Dec 04   Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero) in the year 1979.   

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   Fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84 on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 12   On this day in history gold hits record $462.50 an ounce   

Dec 12   In the year 1979 rhodesia becomes the independent nation of Zimbabwe   

Dec 13   On this day in history jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66   

Dec 14   On this day in history nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies   

Dec 15   Bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama in the year 1979.   

Dec 15   In the year 1979 world Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages   

Dec 17   In the year 1979 budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle)   

Dec 17   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 in the year 1979.   

Dec 18   Stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 21   In the year 1979 bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies   

Dec 21   On this day in history gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game   

Dec 22   Darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77 in the year 1979.   

Dec 24   1st Ariane-rocket launched on this day in history.   

Dec 24   In the year 1979 dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/sect-gen NATO, dies at 82   

Dec 25   On this day in history joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70   

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

Dec 27   In the year 1979 hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered   

Dec 27   Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG in the year 1979.   

Dec 27   On this day in history russia invades Afghanistan   

Dec 27   On this day in history soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown   

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

May 19   On this day in history birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer   

Jan 03   Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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)