What Happened In March 1979 In History

Historical Events for March, 1979

• 5th » Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the American solar satellite Helios probes named Helios II all are hit by Gamma-ray burst called "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters.
• 8th » Philips demonstrates the Compact Disc publicly for the first time.
• 14th » In China, a Hawker Siddeley Trident crashes into a factory near Beijing, killing at least 200.
• 17th » The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.
• 19th » The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN.
• 25th » The first fully functional space shuttle orbiter, 'Space Shuttle Columbia known as Columbia', is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.
• 26th » Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C..
• 30th » Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament United Kingdom called Member of Parliament, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.
• 31st » The last British soldier leaves the Malta known as Maltese Islands. Malta declares its Freedom Day (Jum il-Helsien).

Famous Birthdays on March in 1979

• 1st » Éowyn (band) known as Éowyn, American singer-songwriter
• 1st » Mikkel Kessler, Danish boxer
• 1st » Bruno Langlois, Canadian cyclist
• 2nd » Sergei Davydov (figure skater) known as Sergei Davydov, Belarusian figure skater
• 2nd » Damien Duff, Irish footballer
• 2nd » Nicky Weaver, English footballer
• 3rd » Manuel Benthin, German footballer
• 3rd » Albert Jorquera, Spanish footballer
• 3rd » Patrick Renna, American actor
• 3rd » Alex Zane, English radio and television host
• 4th » Neil Best, Irish rugby player
• 4th » Ariel Carreño, Argentinian footballer
• 4th » Karima Delli, French politician
• 4th » Ben Fouhy, New Zealand canoe racer
• 4th » Jon Fratelli, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Fratellis and Codeine Velvet Club)
• 4th » Günter Friesenbichler, Austrian footballer
• 4th » Trenton Hassell, American basketball player
• 4th » Geoff Huegill, Australian swimmer
• 4th » Vyacheslav Malafeev, Russian footballer
• 4th » Mark Anthony Parrish, American actor, producer, and activist
• 4th » Sarah Stock, Canadian wrestler
• 4th » Paul Terry (footballer) called Paul Terry, English footballer
• 5th » Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter
• 6th » Clint Barmes, American baseball player
• 6th » Érik Bédard, Canadian baseball player
• 6th » David Flair, American wrestler
• 6th » Rufus Hound, English comedian and actor
• 6th » Tim Howard, American soccer player
• 7th » Rodrigo Braña, Argentinian footballer
• 7th » Amanda Somerville, American singer-songwriter (Aina (band) called Aina and Kiske/Somerville)
• 8th » Apathy (rapper) or Apathy, American rapper and producer (Army of the Pharaohs and Get Busy Committee)
• 8th » Tom Chaplin, English singer-songwriter (Keane (band) named Keane)
• 8th » Andy Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (OK Go)
• 9th » Iryna Charnushenka-Stasiuk, Belarusian long jumper (d. 2013)
• 9th » Melina Perez, American wrestler and actress
• 10th » Edi Gathegi, Kenyan-American actor
• 10th » Danny Pudi, American actor
• 11th » Elton Brand, American basketball player
• 11th » Fred Jones (basketball) known as Fred Jones, American basketball player
• 11th » Benji Madden, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Good Charlotte, Dead Executives, and Taintstick)
• 11th » Joel Madden, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Good Charlotte and Dead Executives)
• 12th » Rhys Coiro, Italian-American actor
• 12th » Pete Doherty, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Libertines and Babyshambles)
• 12th » Jamie Dwyer, Australian field hockey player
• 12th » Nidia Guenard, American wrestler
• 12th » Enrico Kern, German footballer
• 12th » Shaun Rogers (American football) called Shaun Rogers, American football player
• 12th » Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian footballer
• 13th » Johan Santana, Venezuelan-American baseball player
• 13th » Dainius Saulėnas, Lithuanian footballer
• 13th » Cédric Van Branteghem, Belgian sprinter
• 14th » Nicolas Anelka, French footballer
• 14th » Arsénio Sebastião Cabungula, Angolan footballer
• 14th » Chris Klein (actor) e.g Chris Klein, American actor
• 14th » Santino Marella, Canadian wrestler
• 14th » Sead Ramović, German-Bosnian footballer
• 15th » Vincent Simone, Italian-English dancer
• 15th » Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player
• 16th » Édison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
• 16th » Rashad Moore, American football player
• 16th » Leena Peisa, Finnish keyboard player and songwriter (Lordi)
• 16th » Andrei Stepanov (footballer) e.g Andrei Stepanov, Estonian footballer
• 17th » Lollipop (wrestler) called Lollipop, American wrestler
• 17th » Coco Austin, American model and actress
• 17th » Stormy Daniels, American porn actress and director
• 17th » Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player
• 17th » Stephen Kramer Glickman, American-American actor
• 17th » Samoa Joe, American wrestler
• 17th » Sharman Joshi, Indian actor
• 18th » Shola Ama, English singer
• 18th » Dramane Coulibaly, Malian footballer
• 18th » Danneel Harris, American actress
• 18th » Grzegorz Knapp, Polish motorcycle racer (d. 2014)
• 18th » Anthony Maher (soccer) e.g Anthony Maher, American soccer player
• 19th » Abby Brammell, American actress
• 19th » Sheldon Brown (American football) e.g Sheldon Brown, American football player
• 19th » Hee-seop Choi, South Korean-American baseball player
• 19th » Ivan Ljubičić, Croatian tennis player
• 19th » Christos Patsatzoglou, Greek footballer
• 19th » Hedo Türkoğlu, Turkish basketball player
• 20th » Silvia Abascal, Spanish actress
• 20th » Shinnosuke Abe, Japanese baseball player
• 20th » Freema Agyeman, English actress and singer
• 20th » Molly Jenson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 20th » Bianca Lawson, American actress
• 20th » Keven Mealamu, New Zealand rugby player
• 20th » Fiona Wade, English actress
• 22nd » Aaron North, American guitarist (Jubilee (band) e.g Jubilee and The Icarus Line)
• 22nd » Juan Uribe, Dominican baseball player
• 23rd » Mark Buehrle, American baseball player
• 23rd » Ray Gordy, American wrestler
• 23rd » Natalia Hadjiloizou, Belarusian-Cypriot swimmer
• 23rd » Misty Hyman, American swimmer
• 24th » Lake Bell, American actress and director
• 24th » Emraan Hashmi, Indian actor
• 24th » Norris Hopper, American baseball player
• 24th » Periklis Iakovakis, Greek hurdler
• 24th » Graeme Swann, English cricketer
• 25th » Lee Pace, American actor
• 25th » Natasha Yi, American model and actress
• 26th » Nacho Novo, Spanish footballer
• 26th » Hiromi Uehara, Japanese pianist and composer
• 26th » Pierre Womé, Cameroonian footballer
• 27th » Vidas Alunderis, Lithuanian footballer
• 27th » Louise Brealey, English actress
• 27th » Michael Cuddyer, American baseball player
• 27th » Denis Golovanov, Russian tennis player
• 27th » Lee Ji-hoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor
• 27th » Martin Larsson (skier) or Martin Larsson, Swedish skier
• 27th » Hayden Mullins, English footballer
• 27th » Tom Palmer (rugby union) e.g Tom Palmer, English rugby player
• 27th » Jermaine Phillips, American football player
• 27th » Marcello Salazar, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 27th » Brook Silva-Braga, American director, producer, and cinematographer
• 27th » Imran Tahir, Pakistani-South African cricketer
• 27th » Jennifer Wilson (field hockey) named Jennifer Wilson, South African field hockey player
• 27th » Jenny Wilson (field hockey) called Jenny Wilson, South African field hockey player
• 28th » Crystal Cox, American runner
• 28th » Chae Rim, South Korean actress
• 29th » Estela Giménez, Spanish gymnast
• 29th » Lauri Lahesalu, Estonian ice hockey player
• 29th » Amy Mathews, Australian actress
• 30th » Norah Jones, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (The Little Willies and Wax Poetic)
• 30th » Park Kyung-lim, South Korean comedian and actor
• 30th » Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Ukrainian footballer
• 30th » Simon Webbe, English singer-songwriter and actor (Blue (English band) named Blue)
• 31st » Omri Afek, Israeli footballer
• 31st » Euan Burton, Scottish martial artist
• 31st » Alexis Ferrero, Argentinian footballer
• 31st » Josh Kinney, American baseball player
• 31st » Charlie Manning, American baseball player
• 31st » Tanya Tate, English porn actress and model

Famous Deaths for March 1979

• 1st » Mustafa Barzani, Iraqi-Kurdistan politician (b. 1903)
• 2nd » Christy Ring Irish hurler (b. 1920)
• 4th » Harry Hopkinson, English yodeler (b. 1902)
• 4th » Gladys McConnell, American actress and pilot (b. 1905)
• 4th » Mike Patto, English singer and keyboard player (Spooky Tooth, Boxer (band) or Boxer, Patto, and Timebox (band) known as Timebox) (b. 1942)
• 4th » Robert Sinclair, 1st Baron Sinclair of Cleeve, English businessman and public servant (b. 1893)
• 4th » Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer (b. 1926)
• 12th » Nader Jahanbani, Iranian general (b. 1928)
• 16th » Jean-Guy Cardinal, Canadian politician (b. 1925)
• 16th » Lucien Démanet, French gymnast (b. 1874)
• 16th » Jean Monnet, French economist and politician (b. 1888)
• 19th » Richard Beckinsale, English actor (b. 1947)
• 23rd » Ted Anderson, English footballer (b. 1911)
• 25th » Robert Madgwick, Australian colonel and academic (b. 1905)
• 25th » Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Makuuchi Yokozuna known as Yokozuna (b. 1914)
• 26th » Jean Stafford, American author (b. 1915)
• 28th » Emmett Kelly, American clown (b. 1898)
• 29th » Yahya Petra of Kelantan (b. 1917)
• 30th » Airey Neave, English soldier and politician (b. 1916)
• 30th » Ray Ventura, French pianist and bandleader (b. 1908)

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