Page 16: Historical Events In 1979

Nov 28   Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes in Antarctica killing 257 on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 02   In the year 1979 vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72   

Dec 03   On this day in history 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   Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 in the year 1979.   

Dec 07   Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies on this day in history.   

Dec 09   In the year 1979 fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84   

Dec 10   On this day in history ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67   

Dec 11   In the year 1979 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   Rhodesia becomes the independent nation of Zimbabwe in the year 1979.   

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

Dec 14   Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies in the year 1979.   

Dec 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1979.   

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

Dec 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1979 gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game   

Dec 22   Darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Dec 24   1st Ariane-rocket launched in the year 1979.   

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

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   In the year 1979 russia invades Afghanistan   

Dec 27   Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown 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   Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born in the year 1979.   

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   On this day in history birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1979 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)