Today in History for April 1979

Months in 1979: January February March May June July August September October November December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 48 of 48

1st - Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah
1st - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open
2nd - Israeli PM Menachem Begin visits Cairo Egypt/meets pres Sadat
3rd - Belgium's Martens government forms
3rd - Jane M Byrne (D), elected 1st woman mayor of Chicago Ill
4th - President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan is executed.
5th - Balt manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper
5th - Ex-premier Pol Jar flees out of Cambodia
7th - Henri La Mothe dives 28' into 12 3/8" of water
7th - Houston Astro Ken Forsch no-hits Atlanta Braves, 6-0
7th - Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against Flyers
8th - "Carmelina" opens at St James Theater NYC for 17 performances
8th - 204th & final episode of "All in the Family"
8th - 8th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Post
8th - People's Republic of China joins IOC
9th - 51st Academy Awards - "Deer Hunter," Jon Voight & Jane Fonda win
10th - J R Richard throws major league record 6 wild pitches in Astrodome
10th - Soyuz 33 launched with a Russian & a Bulgarian
10th - Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
Actress Jane Fonda 11th - Ugandan dictator Idi Amin overthrown; Tanzania takes Kampala
12th - Soyuz 33 returns to Earth
13th - Christian Turks occupy St Jansbasiliek
13th - Longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours
13th - Yusuf Lule becomes premier of Uganda
14th - Susan Horvath, of Penn, crowned America's Young Woman of the Year
15th - 43rd Golf Masters Championship: Fuzzy Zoeller wins, shooting a 280
15th - A disastrous earthquake (of M 7.1) on Montenegro coast.
16th - 15th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks & Mets tie 1-1
16th - 83rd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:27
16th - 8th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:35:15
16th - Failed Palestinian attack on Zaventem Airport in Belgium
16th - Pulitzer prize awarded to Sam Shepard for "Buried child"
17th - Brian Clark's "Whose Life is it Anyway?" premieres in London
18th - "Real People" premieres on NBC TV
18th - Major Haddad declares South-Lebanon independent
19th - FCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Bkln NY)
19th - Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yanks Goose Gossage & Cliff
19th - Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his left thumb
21st - "Carmelina" closes at St James Theater NYC after 17 performances
22nd - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf Tournament
22nd - Mick Jagger & Keith Richards give a benefit concert in Canada
23rd - Fighting in London between the Anti-Nazi League and the Metropolitan Police's Special Patrol Group results in the death of protester Blair Peach.
24th - Rhodesian bishop Muzorewa wins general election
25th - "Rock 'n Roll High Schools" premieres
25th - Peace treaty between Israel & Egypt goes into effect
27th - George Harrison releases "Love Comes to Everyone"
29th - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic
30th - Mary Therese Friel, (New York), crowned 28th Miss USA

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 70 of 70

1st - Ivano Balić, Croatian handballer
2nd - Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)
3rd - Esmeralda Gonzales, Miss Wyoming Teen USA (1997)
4th - Charles Butler, Salt Lake City Utah, dance skater (& Joseph-1997 Natl)
4th - Rebecca Stoyel, South Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96)
4th - Andy McKee, American musician
4th - Heath Ledger, Australian/American Actor. (d.2008)
4th - Roberto Luongo, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
5th - Timo Hildebrand, German footballer
6th - Ali Burr, Miss North Carolina Teen USA (1997)
6th - Frederick MGDL Windsor, son of English prince Michael
7th - Adrián Beltré, Dominican baseball player
8th - Jeremy Guthrie, American baseball player
8th - Alexi Laiho, Finnish guitarist and singer (Children of Bodom, Sinergy, Kylähullut)
9th - Keshia Knight Pulliam, Newark NJ, actress (Rudy-Crosby)
9th - Albert Hammond, Jr., American guitarist (The Strokes)
9th - Keith Nobbs, American actor
10th - Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese artist
10th - Shemekia Copeland, American singer
Actor Heath Ledger (4th) 10th - Rachel Corrie, American activist (d. 2003)
10th - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer
10th - Peter Kopteff, Finnish footballer
11th - Malcolm Christie, English footballer
11th - Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Miss World Canada 2003, Singer/Songwriter, Human Rights Activist
11th - Chris Gaylor, American drummer
11th - Michel Riesen, Swiss ice hockey player
11th - Josh Server, American actor
11th - Sebastien Grainger, Canadian musician
12th - Claire Danes, NYC, actress (Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo & Juliet)
12th - Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer
12th - Elena Grosheva, Olympic gymnast
12th - Paul Nicholls, English actor
12th - Jordan De Jong, American baseball player
13th - Monica Ivey, Miss Hawaii Teen USA (1996)
Actress Claire Danes (12th) 13th - Baron Davis, American basketball player
13th - Meghann Shaughnessy, American tennis player
14th - Randal McCloy, Survivor of the Sago Mine Disaster
14th - Noé Pamarot, French footballer
14th - Rebecca DiPietro, American model
16th - Christijan Albers, Dutch Formula One driver
16th - Sixto Peralta, Argentine footballer
17th - Tram-Anh Tran, actress (Ghostwriters')
17th - Siddharth Narayan, Indian actor
18th - Michael Bradley, American basketball player
18th - Anthony Davidson, British Formula One driver
18th - Nuria Fergó, Spanish singer
18th - Matthew Upson, English footballer
18th - Kourtney Kardashian, American reality television star
19th - Challen Sievers, Downers Grove Ill, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
19th - Mariah Billado, Miss Vermont Teen USA (1997)
Actress Kate Hudson (19th) 19th - Kate Hudson, Los Angeles, California, American actress (Almost Famous, You, Me and Dupree)
21st - James McAvoy, Scottish actor
22nd - Zoltan Gera, Hungarian footballer
22nd - Daniel Johns, Australian musician (Silverchair)
23rd - Barry Fratelli, Scottish bassist (The Fratellis)
23rd - Yana Gupta, Indian actress & model
23rd - Jaime King, American actress
23rd - Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer (The Rasmus)
24th - Laurentia Tan, Singaporean Paralympic equestrienne
26th - Sean Fox, actor (3 Ninjas Kick Back, Calendar Girl)
26th - Janne Wirman, Finnish musician (Children of Bodom)
26th - Ariane Moffatt, Quebec singer and songwriter
27th - Will Boyd, American musician
27th - Natasha Chokljat, Australian netballer
28th - Bahram Radan, Iranian actor
Musician Daniel Johns (22nd) 29th - Ryan Sharp, Scottish racing driver
29th - Lee Dong-Gook, Korean footballer
29th - Jo O'Meara, British singer (S Club)
29th - Matt Tong, English drummer (Bloc Party)
30th - Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 1 of 1

6th - Singer Rod Stewart & model Alana Collins wed

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 19 of 19

1st - Marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician, dies at 51
1st - Bruno Coquatrix, French music impresario (b. 1910)
2nd - Carroll D Rosenbloom, LA Rams president, dies at 72
2nd - Ivan Barrow, cricketer (11 Tests for West Indies 1930-39), dies
4th - Edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77
4th - Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani president, hanged in Pakistan at 51
5th - Eugène Gabritschevsky, Russian biologist and artist (b. 1893)
6th - M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61
6th - Milton Ager, US composer, dies at 85
7th - Bruno Apitz, writer, dies at 78
9th - Staats Cotsworth, dies at 71
10th - Henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91
10th - Nino Rota, Italian composer (Torquemada), dies at 67
20th - Peter Donald, host (Masquerade Party), dies at 60
23rd - Blair Peach, New Zealand-born anti-fascist (b. 1946)
24th - John Carroll, actor (Hired Wife, Fiesta, Geraldine), dies at 72
28th - Feliks Roderyk Labunski, composer, dies at 86
29th - Julia A Perry, US composer/conductor (Soul Symphony), dies at 55
29th - Hardie Gramatky, American author and animator (b. 1907)