Page 16: Historical Events In 1979

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

Nov 30   In the year 1979 joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69   

Nov 30   Ted Koppel becomes anchor of nightly news on Iranian Hostages (ABC) in the year 1979.   

Dec 02   Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400 in the year 1979.   

Dec 03   Eleven people are killed when fans stampede during a concert by The Who at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum in the year 1979.   

Dec 04   In the year 1979 liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero)   

Dec 04   In the year 1979 robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62   

Dec 07   In the year 1979 cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies   

Dec 09   On this day in history fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84   

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

Dec 11   On this day in history claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66   

Dec 12   Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce in the year 1979.   

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

Dec 13   Jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66 in the year 1979.   

Dec 14   In the year 1979 nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies   

Dec 15   In the year 1979 bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66   

Dec 15   Deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama on this day in history.   

Dec 15   World Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages in the year 1979.   

Dec 17   Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph (record for wheeled vehicle) in the year 1979.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 18   On this day in history stanley Barrett first to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH)   

Dec 19   In the year 1979 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   

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

Dec 21   Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game in the year 1979.   

Dec 22   In the year 1979 darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77   

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

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

Dec 25   In the year 1979 joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70   

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

Dec 27   Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered in the year 1979.   

Dec 27   Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG on this day in history.   

Dec 27   Russia invades Afghanistan in the year 1979.   

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

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

Apr 21   On this day in history birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor   

Apr 28   On this day in history birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor   

Apr 30   In the year 1979 birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer   

May 07   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress   

May 19   On this day in history birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer   

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

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

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

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   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   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died on this day in history.   

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