Historical Events In 1979

Feb 06   Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 in the year 1979.   

Feb 06   Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC   

Feb 07   In the year 1979 colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumédienne in Algeria   

Feb 07   In the year 1979 faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur   

Feb 07   Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1979 neptune becomes farthest planet from the sun in our solar system (will remain that way for 20 years)   

Feb 07   Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles in the year 1979.   

Feb 08   Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 in the year 1979.   

Feb 08   On this day in history the Secretary of the Navy announced that the helicopter portion of the Navy's LAMPS MK III was to be known officially as the Seahawk   

Feb 08   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1979 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey   

Feb 09   ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special in the year 1979.   

Feb 09   In the year 1979 beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind"   

Feb 09   C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies in the year 1979.   

Feb 09   Nigeria amends constitution on this day in history.   

Feb 10   "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart peaks at #1 in the year 1979.   

Feb 11   43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1979 emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation   

Feb 11   Followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1979 musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances   

Feb 12   Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84 in the year 1979.   

Feb 13   2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1979 washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm   

Feb 14   Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered in the year 1979.   

Feb 15   In the year 1979 21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey win   

Feb 15   Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51 in the year 1979.   

Feb 15   In the year 1979 paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes   

Feb 15   Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show in the year 1979.   

Feb 15   In the year 1979 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 16   On this day in history george Harrison releases "Blow Away"   

Feb 16   In the year 1979 louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58   

Feb 16   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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Apr 02   Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 21   James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born on this day in history.   

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   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born in the year 1979.   

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   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   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   Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63 in the year 1979.   

Jan 13   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died in the year 1979.   

Jan 14   In the year 1979 death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)