Page 3: Historical Events In 1979

Feb 06   On this day in history alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47   

Feb 06   Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto in the year 1979.   

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

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   On this day in history josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns   

Feb 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 08   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 in the year 1979.   

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

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

Feb 09   ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1979 nigeria amends constitution   

Feb 10   On this day in history "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart peaks at #1   

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   On this day in history followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seize power in Iran.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 13   On this day in history washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm   

Feb 14   In the year 1979 adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered   

Feb 15   21st Grammy Awards Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey win on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 15   On this day in history temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show   

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

Feb 16   In the year 1979 george Harrison releases "Blow Away"   

Feb 16   Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 28   Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born in the year 1979.   

Apr 30   Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1979.   

May 07   Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born in the year 1979.   

May 19   Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born in the year 1979.   

May 19   Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born on this day in history.   

May 19   Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born in the year 1979.   

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

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   In the year 1979 zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70   

Jan 09   Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63   

Jan 13   On this day in history 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)