Page 3: Historical Events In 1979

Feb 06   Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 07   "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC in the year 1979.   

Feb 07   On this day in history colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumédienne in Algeria   

Feb 07   Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur in the year 1979.   

Feb 07   In the year 1979 josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns   

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

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

Feb 08   Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 09   In the year 1979 aBC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special   

Feb 09   Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind" on this day in history.   

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

Feb 09   Nigeria amends constitution in the year 1979.   

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

Feb 11   In the year 1979 43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC   

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   Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres at Imperial NYC for 1082 performances on this day in history.   

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

Feb 13   2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation in the year 1979.   

Feb 13   Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84 in the year 1979.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51   

Feb 15   On this day in history paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes   

Feb 15   Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 16   George Harrison releases "Blow Away" on this day in history.   

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

Feb 16   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR 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 in the year 1979.   

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   Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born in the year 1979.   

May 19   In the year 1979 birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer   

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

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

Jan 04   Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56   

Jan 07   Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1979.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died in the year 1979.