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Gregorian Year
1979 (MCMLXXIX) was
a common year starting
on Monday of the Gregorian calendar,
the 1979th year of the Common Era (CE)
and Anno Domini (AD)
designations, the 979th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of
the 20th century,
and the 10th and last year of the 1970s decade. Contents · 1Events · 2Births · 3Deaths · 5Media Events[edit] January[edit] ·
United
Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of
the International
Year of the Child. Many musicians donate to the Music for UNICEF
Concert fund including ABBA,
who write the song Chiquitita to
commemorate the event. ·
The
United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic
relations. ·
The Canton of Jura comes into existence as
the 26th canton of
Switzerland, being formed from the predominantly
French-speaking Catholic part
of the Canton of Bern. ·
Following
a deal agreed during 1978, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of
American manufacturer Chrysler's European operations, which are based
in Britain's former Rootes Group factories as well as the
former Simca factories in France. ·
January 4 The State of Ohio agrees
to pay $675,000 to families of the dead and injured in the Kent State shootings. ·
January 7 The People's Army of
Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Cambodian insurgents announce the fall
of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area
along the Thai border,
ending large-scale fighting in the CambodianVietnamese
War. ·
January 8 Whiddy Island
Disaster: The French tanker Betelgeuse explodes
at the Gulf Oil terminal at Bantry, Ireland; 50 are killed. ·
January 9 The Music for UNICEF
Concert is held at the United
Nations General Assembly to raise money for UNICEF and promote the Year of the
Child. It is broadcast the following day in the United States and around the
world. Hosted by the Bee Gees, other
performers include Donna Summer, ABBA, Rod Stewart and Earth, Wind &
Fire. A soundtrack album is later released. ·
January 16 Shah Mohammad Reza
Pahlavi flees Iran with
his family, relocating to Egypt after a year of
turmoil. ·
January 19 Former U.S. Attorney
General John N. Mitchell is
released on parole after 19 months at a federal
prison in Alabama. ·
January 21 The Pittsburgh Steelers stake
their claim as the NFL team of the 1970s by beating the Dallas Cowboys35-31 at Miami's Orange Bowl in Super Bowl XIII. ·
January 25 Pope John Paul II arrives
in Mexico City for his first visit to Mexico, mainly for 1979's Latin
American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) or Conference of Puebla. ·
January 26 The Dukes of Hazzard debuts
on CBS. ·
January 29 Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego):
Brenda Ann Spencer opens fire at a school in San Diego, California, killing two faculty
members and wounding eight students and a police officer. Her justification
for the action, "I don't like Mondays", inspires the Boomtown Rats to
make a song of the same
name. February[edit] ·
February 1 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns
to Tehran, Iran after
nearly 15 years of exile. ·
Former Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious is found dead, aged 21, of
a heroin overdose in
New York City, the day after being released from a 55-day sentence at Rikers Island prison on bail. ·
February 3 Ayatollah Khomeini creates
the Council
of the Islamic Revolution. ·
Iranian Revolution:
Supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini take over the Iranian law enforcement,
courts and government administration; the final session of the Iranian National
Consultative Assembly is held. ·
Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit for the first time since
either was known to science. ·
Nazi
criminal Josef Mengele suffers
a stroke and drowns while swimming in Bertioga, Brazil.
His remains are found in 1985. ·
February 1011 Iranian Revolution: The Iranian
army withdraws to its barracks leaving power in the hands of Ayatollah Khomeini,
ending the Pahlavi dynasty. ·
February 12 Prime Minister Hissθne Habrι starts
the Battle of N'Djamena in an attempt to overthrow Chad's
President Fιlix Malloum. ·
February 13 The Guardian Angels are formed in New York City as an unarmed
organization of young crime fighters. ·
February 13 The intense February 13,
1979 windstorm strikes western Washington and
sinks a 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) long section of the Hood Canal Bridge. ·
In Kabul, Muslim extremists kidnap the American
ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs, who is later killed during a
gunfight between his kidnappers and police. ·
Following
her 1972 sex reassignment
surgery, musician Wendy Carlos legally changes her name
from Walter. She reveals this information in an interview in the May 1979
issue of Playboy magazine. ·
February 15 A suspected gas
explosion in a Warsaw bank kills 49. ·
February 17 The People's Republic of
China invades northern Vietnam, launching
the Sino-Vietnamese War. ·
February 18 The Sahara Desert experiences snow for 30
minutes. ·
February 20 This Old House premieres on PBS. ·
February 22 Saint Lucia becomes independent from
the United Kingdom. ·
A total
solar eclipse, the last visible from the continental United States
until 2017, arcs over northern coterminous USA and southeastern Canada ending
in Greenland. A partial solar eclipse is visible over almost all of North
America and Central America including the eastern half of AK and the western
half of UK.[1] ·
The Superliner railcar
enters revenue service with Amtrak. ·
February 27 The annual Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans is cancelled due to a
strike called by the New Orleans
Police Department. March[edit] ·
March 1 ·
Scottish
devolution referendum: Scotland votes in favour for a Scottish
Assembly, which is not implemented due to failing a condition that at least
40% of the electorate must support the proposal; in a Welsh
devolution referendum, Wales votes against devolution. ·
Philips publicly demonstrate a
prototype of an optical digital audio disc at
a press conference in Eindhoven,
Netherlands. ·
March 4 The U.S. Voyager 1 spaceprobe photos
reveal Jupiter's rings. ·
March 5 Voyager 1 makes its closest
approach to Jupiter at 277,000
kilometres (172,000 mi). ·
March 7 The largest Magnetar (Soft gamma repeater)
event is recorded. ·
March 8 Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first
time. ·
March 13 Maurice Bishop leads a successful coup
in Grenada. His government will be crushed
by American intervention in 1983. ·
March 14 In China, a Hawker Siddeley
Trident crashes into a factory near Beijing, killing at least
200. ·
March 16 End of major hostilities in
the Sino-Vietnamese War. ·
March 17 The Penmanshiel Tunnel in
the U.K. collapses, killing two workers. ·
March 18 Ten miners die in a methane gas explosion at Golborne Colliery near Wigan, Greater Manchester,
England.[2] ·
March 22 The NHL votes
to approve its merger with
the WHA,
effective in the fall. ·
March 25 The first fully
functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia,
is delivered to the Kennedy Space Center,
to be prepared for its first launch. ·
March 26 ·
In
a ceremony at the White House,
President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel sign an EgyptIsrael
Peace Treaty. ·
Michigan
State University, led by Earvin "Magic" Johnson,
defeats Larry Bird-led Indiana
State 75-64 in the NCAA tournament championship game at Salt Lake City. ·
March 28 ·
In
Britain, James Callaghan's
minority Labour government
loses a motion of confidence by
one vote, forcing a general election which is to be held on 3 May.[3] ·
America's
most serious nuclear power plant accident
occurs, at Three Mile
Island, Pennsylvania. ·
March 29 Sultan Yahya Petra of
Kelantan, the 6th Yang di-Pertuan
Agong (Head of State) of Malaysia, dies in office. He is replaced by
Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang. ·
March 30 Airey Neave, World War II veteran and
Conservative Northern Ireland spokesman,
is killed, presumably by an Irish
National Liberation Army bomb in the British House of
Commons car park. ·
March 31 ·
The
last British soldier (belonging to the Royal Navy) leaves the Maltese Islands, after 179 years of
presence. Malta declares its Freedom Day (Jum
il-Helsien). ·
Gali
Atari and Milk and Honey win the Eurovision
Song Contest 1979 for Israel, with the song Hallelujah. April[edit] ·
April 1 ·
Iran's
government becomes an Islamic Republic by a 98% vote,
overthrowing the Shah officially. ·
The
Pinwheel Network changes its name to Nickelodeon and begins airing on
various Warner Cable systems beginning in Buffalo, New York, expanding its
audience reach. ·
April 118 Police lock Andreas Mihavecz in a holding cell
in Bregenz, Austria and forget about him,
leaving him there without food or drink. ·
April 2 Sverdlovsk
anthrax leak: A Soviet biowarfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases
airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an
unknown amount of livestock. It is a
violation of the Biological
Weapons Convention of 1972. ·
April 6 Student
protests break out in Nepal. ·
April 7 In Japan, Yoshiyuki Tomino directed Mobile Suit Gundam,
the first series of the metaseries of the same name. ·
April 10 A tornado hits Wichita Falls, Texas,
killing 42 people (the most notable of 26
tornadoes that day). ·
April 11 Tanzanian troops take Kampala, the capital of Uganda; Idi Amin flees. ·
April 13 The La Soufriθre volcano
erupts in St.
Vincent and the Grenadines. ·
April 15 1979
Montenegro earthquake: A major earthquake M 7.0
strikes Montenegro (then
part of Yugoslavia) and parts
of Albania, causing extensive damage to coastal
areas and taking 136 lives; the old town of Budva is devastated. ·
April 17 Schoolchildren in the Central African
Republic are arrested (and around 100 killed) for protesting
against compulsory school uniforms.
An African judicial commission later determines that Emperor Jean-Bιdel Bokassa "almost
certainly" took part in the massacre. ·
April 20 President Jimmy Carter is attacked by
a swamp rabbit while fishing in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, USA. ·
April 22 The Albert Einstein
Memorial is unveiled at The National
Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. ·
April 23 Fighting breaks out in
London between the Anti-Nazi League and the Metropolitan Police's Special Patrol Group;
protester Blair Peach receives
fatal injuries during the incident, now officially attributed to the SPG. May[edit] May 4: Margaret Thatcherbecomes
the UK's first female prime minister ·
May 1 Greenland is granted limited autonomy
from Denmark, with its own Parliament sitting
in Nuuk. ·
May 4 Counting in the previous day's
British general
election shows that the Conservatives have
won and Margaret Thatcherbecomes
the country's first female prime minister, ending the rule of James Callaghan's Labour government.[4] ·
May 8 The Woolworth's store
in Manchester city centre in England
is seriously damaged by fire;
10 shoppers die. ·
May 9 ·
The Salvadoran Civil War begins. ·
A Unabomber bomb injures Northwestern
University graduate student John Harris. ·
May 10 The Federated
States of Micronesia becomes self-governing. ·
May 21 ·
Dan White receives a light sentence for
killing San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. Gay men in the city riot. ·
May 25 ·
American
Airlines Flight 191: In Chicago, a DC-10 crashes
during takeoff at O'Hare
International Airport, killing all 271 on board and 2 people on
the ground in the deadliest aviation accident in U.S. history. ·
John Spenkelink is executed in Florida, in the first use of the electric chair in America after the
reintroduction of the death penalty in 1976. ·
Etan Patz, 6
years old, is kidnapped in New York. He is often referred to as
the "Boy on the Milk Carton" and the investigation later sprouts
into one of the most prolific child abduction cases of all time. This is a
cold case until 2010 when it is re-opened. Pedro Hernandez is later charged
with strangling him after being sentenced to life in prison for murder and
kidnapping in April 2017. ·
May 27 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears wins the race for the first
time, and car owner Roger Penske for
the second time. June[edit] ·
June
McDonald's introduces the Happy Meal. ·
June 1 ·
The Vizianagaram
district is formed in Andhra Pradesh, India. ·
The
first black-led government of Rhodesia in 90 years takes power, in
succession to Ian Smith and
under his power-sharing deal. ·
The Seattle SuperSonics win
the NBA Championship against the Washington Bullets. ·
June 2 ·
Pope John Paul II arrives
in his native Poland on his first official, nine-day stay, becoming the first
Pope to visit a Communist country.
This visit, known as nine days that changed the world, brings about the
solidarity of the Polish people against Communism, ultimately leading to the
rise of the Solidarity
movement. ·
Los Angeles' city council passes the city's
first homosexual rights bill
signed without fanfare by mayor Thomas
Bradley. ·
June 3 ·
A blowout at the Ixtoc
I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 600,000
tons (176,400,000 gallons) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the worst
oil spill to date. Some estimate the spill to be 428 million gallons, making
it the largest unintentional oil spill until it was surpassed by
the Deepwater
Horizon oil spillin 2010. ·
General
elections are held in Italy. ·
June 4 ·
Joe Clark becomes Canada's 16th and
youngest Prime Minister. ·
Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown. ·
Following
the Information Scandal, John Vorster resigns as State
President of South Africa.[5] ·
June 7 The first direct elections to
the European Parliament begin,
allowing citizens from across all then-9 European Community member
states to elect 410 MEPs.
It is also the first international election in history. ·
June 12 Bryan Allen flies
the man-powered Gossamer Albatross across
the English Channel. ·
June 18 Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT II agreement in Vienna. ·
June 19 Marais Viljoen becomes State
President of South Africa.[5] ·
June 20 A Nicaraguan National Guard soldier
kills ABC TV news
correspondent Bill
Stewart and his interpreter Juan Espinosa. Other members of
the news crew capture the killing on tape. ·
June 22 The Muppet Movie is released. ·
June 23 Sydney: New South Wales Premier Neville Wran officially opens the Eastern Suburbs
Railway. It operates as a shuttle between Central & Bondi
Junction until full integration with the Illawarra Line in 1980. ·
June 24 Bologna: The Permanent
Peoples' Tribunal, an international opinion tribunal, is founded
at the initiative of Senator Lelio Basso. ·
June 25 Belgium: NATO Supreme Allied
Commander Alexander Haig escapes an assassination
attempt by the Baader-Meinhof terrorist
organization. July[edit] ·
July 1 ·
Sweden outlaws corporal
punishment in the home. ·
The Sony Walkman goes on sale for the first
time in Japan. ·
July 3 U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive
for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. ·
July 5 Queen Elizabeth II attends the millennium
celebrations of the Isle of Man's
Parliament, Tynwald.[6] ·
July 8 Los Angeles passes its gay and
lesbian civil rights bill. ·
July 9 A car bomb destroys a Renault owned by Nazi hunters Serge and Beate
Klarsfeld at their home in France. A note purportedly
from ODESSA claims responsibility. ·
July 11 NASA's
first orbiting space station Skylab begins its return to Earth, after being in orbit for 6 years and
2 months. ·
July 12 ·
The Gilbert Islands become fully
independent of the United Kingdom as Kiribati. ·
A Disco Demolition
Night publicity stunt goes awry at Comiskey Park, forcing the Chicago White Sox to forfeit their
game against the Detroit Tigers. ·
Carmine Galante, boss of the Bonanno crime family,
is assassinated in Brooklyn. ·
A fire at a
hotel in Zaragoza, Spain, leaves
72 dead, the worst hotel fire in Europe in decades. ·
July 15 President Jimmy Carter
addresses the nation in a televised speech talking about the "crisis of
confidence" in America today; it would go on to be known as his
"national malaise" speech. ·
July 16 Iraqi President Hasan al-Bakr resigns and Vice President Saddam al-Tikriti replaces
him. ·
July 17 Nicaraguan dictator General Anastasio Somoza
Debayle resigns and flees to Miami. ·
July 21 ·
The Sandinista
National Liberation Front concludes a successful
revolutionary campaign against the Somoza dictatorship and assumes power
in Nicaragua. ·
Maria de
Lourdes Pintasilgo becomes prime minister of Portugal. ·
Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela wins the Miss Universe pageant;
the stage collapses after contestants and news photographers rush to her
throne. ·
The Disco music genre dominates and peaks
on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with the first six
spots (beginning with Donna Summer's Bad Girls),
and seven of the chart's top ten songs ending that week. ·
July 22 1979 Ba'ath Party
Purge: Iraqi president Saddam Hussein arranges the arrest and
later execution of nearly seventy members of his ruling Ba'ath
Party. August[edit] ·
August 3 Dictator Francisco Macνas
Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is
overthrown in a bloody coup d'ιtat led by Teodoro
Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. ·
August 4 Opening game of the American Football
Bundesliga played between Frankfurter Lφwen and Dόsseldorf Panther,
first-ever league game of American football in
Germany.[7] ·
August 5 The Polisario Front signs a peace treaty
with Mauritania.
Mauritania withdraws from the Western Sahara territory it had
occupied, and cedes it to the SADR. ·
August 8 Two American commercial divers, Richard Walker and Victor
Guiel, die of hypothermia after
their diving bell becomes stranded at
a depth of over 160 metres (520 ft) in the East Shetland Basin.
The legal repercussions of the accident will lead to important safety changes
in the diving industry.[8][9] ·
August 9 Raymond Washington,
co-founder of the Crips, today one of the
largest, most notorious gangs in the United States, is killed in a drive-by
shooting in Los Angeles; the killers have not yet been identified. ·
August 10 Michael Jackson releases his
breakthrough album Off the Wall. It sells 7 million copies
in the United States alone, making it a 7Χ platinum album. ·
August 11 The former Mauritanian
province of Tiris al-Gharbiyya in Western Sahara is annexed by Morocco. ·
August 14 A freak storm during
the Fastnet Race results in the deaths of 15 sailors. ·
August 17 The controversial religious
satirical film Monty
Python's Life of Brian, premieres in the United States. ·
August 27 Lord Mountbatten of Burma and two
others are killed immediately in a bombing by Provisional
Irish Republican Army assassins. Mountbatten was a British
admiral, statesman and an uncle of The Duke
of Edinburgh. On the same day, the Warrenpoint ambush occurs,
killing 18 British soldiers. Doreen
Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne would die in a hospital the
following day (August 28) from her injuries in the Mountbatten bombing. ·
August 29 A national referendum is
held in which Somali voters
approve a new liberal constitution, promulgated by President Siad Barre to placate the
United States. September[edit] ·
The
U.S. Pioneer 11 becomes
the first spacecraft to visit Saturn, when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000
kilometres (13,000 mi). ·
Sri Lanka
Army Women's Corps is formed. ·
September 7 The first cable sports
channel, ESPN, known as the Entertainment Sports
Programming Network, is launched. ·
September 9 The long-running comic
strip For Better or For
Worse begins its run. ·
September 12 Hurricane Frederic makes
landfall at 10:00 p.m. on Alabama's Gulf Coast. ·
September 13 South Africa grants
independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South
Africa). ·
September 16 Two families flee
from East Germany by
balloon. ·
September 20 French paratroopers help David Dacko to overthrow Bokassa in
the Central African
Republic. ·
September 22 The South Atlantic Flash is
observed near the Prince Edward
Islands, thought to be a nuclear weapons test conducted
by South Africa and Israel. ·
September 29 The dictator Francisco Macias of Equatorial Guinea is
shot by soldiers from Western Sahara. ·
September 30 The Hong Kong MTR begins
service with the opening of its Modified Initial
System (aka Kwun Tong Line). October[edit] ·
October 1 Nigeria terminates military rule, and
the Second Nigerian
Republic is established. ·
October 17 Pope John Paul II visits
the United States, starting in Boston. ·
October 1 The MTR,
the rapid transit railway
system in Hong Kong, opens. ·
October 2 Pope John Paul II arrives
in New York City for
his first papal tour where he addresses the U.N. General
Assembly against all forms of concentration camps and torture. ·
October 6 Federal Reserve
System changes from an interest rate target policy to a money
supply target policy. ·
October 7 Pope John Paul II ends his
first U.S. papal visit in Washington, D.C. with his first ever
visit to the White House. ·
October 9 Peter Brock wins the Bathurst 1000 by a record six laps,
with a lap record on the last lap. ·
Near Guam, Typhoon Tip reaches a record intensity
of 870 millibars, the lowest pressure recorded at sea level. This makes Tip
the most powerful tropical cyclone in known world
history. ·
Thorbjφrn Fδlldin returns
as Prime Minister
of Sweden, replacing Ola Ullsten who is named Foreign
Minister of Sweden. ·
October 14 National March for gay
rights takes place in Washington, D.C., involving tens of
thousands of people. ·
October 15 Black Monday events,
in which members of a political group sack a newspaper office, unfold in
Malta. ·
October 16 A tsunami in Nice, France kills
23 people. ·
October 19 13 U.S. Marines die in a
fire at Camp Fuji, Japan as
a result of Typhoon Tip.[10] ·
October 20 The first McDonald's in Singapore opens at Liat Towers in
Orchard Road.[11][12] ·
October 26 Park Chung-hee, the President of
South Korea, is assassinated by KCIA director Kim Jae-gyu. ·
October 27 Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines gains independence from the UK. November[edit] ·
Military
coup in Bolivia. ·
Iran hostage crisis: Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini urges
his people to demonstrate on November 4 and to expand attacks on
United States and Israeliinterests. ·
French
police shoot gangster Jacques Mesrine in Paris. ·
Assata Shakur (nιe Joanne Chesimard), a
former member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, escapes
from a New York prison to Cuba, where she remains under political asylum. ·
November 3 In Greensboro,
North Carolina, five members of the Communist
Workers Party are shot to death and seven are wounded by a
group of Klansmenand neo-Nazis, during a "Death to the
Klan" rally. ·
November 4 Iran hostage crisis begins:
500 Iranian radicals, mostly students,
invade the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and take 90
hostages (53 of whom are American). They demand that the United States send
the former Shah of Iran back
to stand trial. ·
All Saints' Massacre:
The military junta in Bolivia initiates a
violent crack-down on its opponents. ·
The
radio news program Morning Edition premieres on National Public
Radio in the United States. ·
November 6 At Montevideo, Uruguay, the International
Olympic Committee adopts a resolution, whereby Taiwan Olympic and sports teams will
participate with the name Chinese Taipei in future Olympic Games and international sports
tournaments and championships. ·
November 7 U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy announces that he will
challenge President Jimmy Carter for
the 1980 Democratic presidential
nomination. ·
The Carl Bridgewater murder trial ends in
England with all four men found guilty. James Robinson, 45, and 25-year-old
Vincent Hickey are sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommended 25-year
minimum for murder. 18-year-old Michael Hickey is also found guilty of murder
and sentenced to indefinite detention. Patrick Molloy, 53, is found guilty on
a lesser charge of manslaughter and sentenced to 12 years in prison.[13] ·
Nuclear false alarm: the NORAD computers and the Alternate
National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie,
Maryland, detect an apparent massive Sovietnuclear strike. After reviewing the raw data
from satellites and checking the early-warning radars,
the alert is cancelled.[14] ·
November 10 1979
Mississauga train derailment: A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight
train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario,
Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada just west of Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, causing a massive explosion and the largest peacetime evacuation in
Canadian history and one of the largest in North American history. ·
Iran hostage crisis:
In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, U.S. President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all oil imports into the United States
from Iran. ·
Sόleyman Demirel,
of the Justice Party (AP)
forms the new government of Turkey (43rd government, a minority
government). ·
November 14 Iran hostage crisis:
U.S. President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order
12170, freezing all Iranian assets
in the United States and U.S. banks in response to the hostage crisis. ·
November 15 British art historian and
former Surveyor
of the Queen's Pictures Anthony Blunt's role as the "fourth
man" of the 'Cambridge Five' double agents for the Soviet NKVD during World War II is revealed by Prime
Minister Margaret Thatcher in
the House
of Commons of the United Kingdom;[15] she gives further details on November 21.[16] ·
November 16 Bucharest Metro Line One is opened,
in Bucharest, Romania (from Timpuri Noi to
Semanatoarea stations, 8.63 kilometres (5.36 mi)). ·
November 17 Iran hostage crisis: Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini orders
the release of 13 female and African American hostages being held at
the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. ·
November 20 Grand Mosque seizure:
A group of 200 Juhayman al-Otaybi militants
occupy Mecca's Masjid al-Haram, the holiest place in Islam.
They are driven out by French commandos (allowed into the city under these
special circumstances despite their being non-Muslims) after bloody fighting
that leaves 250 people dead and 600 wounded. ·
November 21 After false radio reports
from the Ayatollah Khomeini that
the Americans had occupied the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan is attacked by a mob and
set afire, killing 4, and disturbing PakistanUnited
States relations. ·
November 23 In Dublin, Ireland, Provisional
Irish Republican Army member Thomas
McMahon is sentenced to life in prison for the assassination
of Lord Mountbatten of Burma. ·
November 25 Last cargo of phosphate shipped from Banaba Island. ·
November 28 Air New Zealand
Flight 901: an Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes
into Mount Erebus in
Antarctica on a sightseeing trip, killing all 257 people on board. ·
November 30 The Wall, a rock opera and concept album by Pink Floyd, is first released. December[edit] ·
The Who concert
disaster: Eleven fans are killed during a crowd crush for
unreserved seats before The Who rock
concert at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati. ·
The United States dollar exchange rate with the Deutsche Mark falls to 1.7079 DM, the
all-time low so far; this record is not broken until November 5, 1987. ·
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes
the first Supreme Leader of Iran. ·
December 4 The Hastie fire in Kingston upon Hull,
England, leads to the deaths of 3 boys and begins the hunt for Bruce George Peter
Lee, the UK's most prolific killer. ·
December 5 Jack Lynch resigns as Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland;
he is succeeded by Charles Haughey. ·
December 6 The world premiere
of Star Trek:
The Motion Picture is held at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, D.C. ·
December 9 The eradication of
the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the
first of only two human diseases that have been driven to extinction (rinderpestin 2011 being the other). ·
The
8.2 Mw Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli
intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300600, and
generating a large tsunami. ·
Coup
d'ιtat of December Twelfth: South Korean Army Major
General Chun Doo-hwan orders
the arrest of Army Chief of Staff General Jeong Seung-hwa without authorization
from President Choi Kyu-hah,
alleging involvement in the assassination of ex-President Park Chung-hee. ·
The
unrecognised state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia returns
to British control and resumes using the name Southern Rhodesia. ·
December 15 The directorial debut
of Hayao Miyazaki, The Castle of
Cagliostro based on the manga series Lupin III is released in Japan. ·
December 21 A ceasefire for Rhodesia is signed at London. ·
December 23 The highest aerial
tramway in Europe, the Klein Matterhorn, opens. ·
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan,
and Babrak Karmal replaces
overthrown and executed President Hafizullah Amin, which begins the war. ·
The
first European Ariane rocket is
launched. ·
December 26 In Rhodesia, 96 Patriotic Front guerrillas
enter the capital Salisbury to monitor
a ceasefire that begins December 28. Date unknown[edit] ·
The One-child policy is introduced in China
it contributes to Missing women of
China. It was loosened in 2013. ·
Hΰnyǔ
Pīnyīn is widely adopted as the official romanization system for Standard Chinese, leading to changes in
Western spelling of Chinese toponyms. ·
VisiCalc becomes the first commercial spreadsheet program. ·
The
first usenet experiments are conducted
by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis of Duke University. ·
Worldwide per capita oil production reaches a
historic peak. ·
Chrysler receives government loan
guarantees upon the request of CEO Lee Iacocca. ·
The
remains of Tsar Nicholas II and
some of the Romanovs are
discovered and exhumed near Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg). ·
NBC introduces
a new version of its famous peacock, used in conjunction with the 1975-style
N, for the Fall season. Births[edit] January[edit] ·
Brody Dalle, Australian singer ·
Gisela, Spanish pop singer and a Spanish dub
actress ·
Koichi Domoto, Japanese entertainer (KinKi Kids) ·
January 2 Erica Hubbard, American actress ·
Francesco Bellissimo,
Italian Chef ·
Koit Toome, Estonian singer and musical
actor ·
Rie Tanaka, Japanese voice actress ·
January 4 Kevin Kuske, German Olympic bobsledder ·
Christina Chanιe,
Danish-Thai pop singer ·
Bernice Liu, Hong Kong actress ·
Cristela Alonzo, American actress and
comedian ·
Bipasha Basu, Indian actress and model ·
Christian Lindner,
German politician ·
January 8 Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian football
goalkeeper ·
Jake Shields, UFC fighter ·
Joshua Harto, American actor ·
Tomiko Van, Japanese singer (Do As Infinity) ·
Chris Smith,
African-American rapper (Kris Kross) ·
James
Lloyd, British actor ·
January 11 Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer ·
Mariαn Hossa, Slovak ice hockey player ·
Lee Bo-young, South Korean actress and model ·
Grzegorz Rasiak, Polish footballer ·
January 14 Angela Lindvall, American model ·
Drew Brees, American football player ·
Martin Petrov, Bulgarian footballer ·
January 16 Aaliyah, American R&B singer and actress
(d. 2001) ·
January 17 Sharon Chan, Hong Kong actress ·
Jay Chou, Taiwanese singer, song producer and
actor ·
Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer ·
Leo Varadkar, 14th Taoiseach of Ireland ·
Mark Anthony
Fernandez, Filipino actor ·
January 19 Svetlana Khorkina,
Russian artistic gymnast ·
Billy
Knight, American professional basketball player (d. 2018) ·
Asaka Kubo, Japanese gravure idol ·
Will Young, English singer ·
January 21 Brian O'Driscoll,
Irish rugby union player ·
January 23 Larry Hughes, American basketball player ·
January 24 Tatyana Ali, American actress ·
January 26 Sara Rue, American actress ·
Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer ·
Rosamund Pike, British actress ·
January 29 B. J. Flores, American boxer ·
January 31 Jenny Wolf, German speed skater February[edit] ·
Rutina Wesley, American actress ·
Julie Augustyniak,
American footballer ·
Valentνn Elizalde,
Mexican singer (d. 2006) ·
Peter Fulton, New Zealand cricketer ·
Clodoaldo Silva, Brazilian paralympian
swimmer ·
Fani Chalkia, Greek athlete ·
Mayer Hawthorne, American soul singer ·
Shamita Shetty, Indian actress and interior
designer ·
Yuichi Tsuchiya, Japanese actor ·
February 4 Andrei Arlovski, Belarusian mixed martial
artist ·
February 5 Katie Brambley, Canadian distance freestyle
swimmer ·
February 6 David Dolnνček,
Czech ice hockey player ·
Cerina Vincent, American actress and writer ·
Michał Karwan, Polish footballer ·
Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni politician ·
Josh Keaton, American actor ·
Martin Rowlands, Irish footballer ·
Aleksey Mishin,
Russian wrestler ·
Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress and model ·
Irina Slutskaya, Russian figure skater ·
February 10 Daryl Palumbo, American musician; who
fronted bands, such as (Glassjaw) ·
February 11 Brandy Norwood, African-American singer and
actress ·
Antonio Chatman, American football player ·
Jesse Spencer, Australian actor ·
Anders Behring
Breivik, Norwegian right-wing militant ·
Mena Suvari, American actress ·
Rafael Mαrquez,
Mexican footballer ·
February 14 Jocelyn Quivrin, French actor (d. 2009) ·
February 15 Gordon Shedden, Scottish race car driver ·
Valentino Rossi, Italian seven-time MotoGP world champion ·
Eric Mun, leader of Korean boy-band Shinhwa ·
February 18 Tyrone D. Burton, American actor ·
Mariana Ochoa, Mexican singer and actress ·
Vitas, Ukrainian Singer, Model, and Fashion
Designer. ·
Maria Annus, Estonian actress ·
Carly Colσn, Puerto Rican professional
wrestler ·
Christopher
Hayes, American journalist ·
Jennifer Love Hewitt,
American actress and singer ·
Tituss Burgess, American actor and singer ·
February 22 Patrick Merrill, Canadian lacrosse player ·
February 23 Maryke Hendrikse, Canadian voice actress ·
February 25 Lαszlσ Bodnαr,
Hungarian footballer ·
Corinne Bailey Rae,
British singer-songwriter and guitarist ·
Susana Diazayas, Mexican actress ·
Michael Bisping, Cypriot mixed martial
artist ·
Sιbastien Bourdais,
French racing driver ·
Sander van Doorn, Dutch DJ and electronic
music producer March[edit] ·
March 3 Jon Bailey, American voice actor ·
March 4 ·
Ben Fouhy, New Zealand flatwater canoeist ·
Geoff Huegill, Australian swimmer ·
Jon Fratelli, Scottish singer (The Fratellis) ·
March 5 ·
Riki Lindhome, American actress and comedian ·
Tang Gonghong, Chinese weightlifter ·
March 6 Ιrik Bιdard, Canadian pitcher ·
March 7 Stephanie Anne Mills,
Canadian voice actress ·
March 8 ·
Tom Chaplin, British singer (Keane) ·
Jessica Jaymes, American porn actress ·
March 9 ·
Oscar Isaac, Guatemalan-American actor ·
Melina Perez, American professional wrestler ·
March 10 Danny Pudi, American actor and comedian ·
March 11 Benji Madden and Joel Madden, American musicians (Good Charlotte) ·
March 12 Pete Doherty, British singer and guitarist (The Libertines, Babyshambles) ·
March 14 ·
Nicolas Anelka, French footballer ·
Gao Ling, Chinese badminton player ·
Chris Klein,
American actor ·
Michele Riondino, Italian actor ·
March 15 Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player ·
March 17 Samoa Joe, American wrestler ·
March 18 ·
Shola Ama, English singer ·
Adam Levine, American singer (Maroon 5) ·
March 19 ·
Emil Dimitriev, Macedonian politician, Prime
Minister ·
Hedo Tόrkoğlu,
Turkish basketball player ·
March 20 ·
Freema Agyeman, British actress ·
Molly Jenson, American musician ·
Bianca Lawson, American actress ·
March 21 Jimenez Lai, American architect ·
March 23 Bryan
Fletcher, American football player ·
March 25 ·
Lee Pace, American actor ·
Traxamillion, American producer rapper ·
Gorilla Zoe, American rapper ·
March 29 Estela Gimιnez,
Spanish gymnast ·
March 30 ·
Norah Jones, American musician ·
Simon Webbe, English singer (Blue) ·
March 31 Tanya Tate, English porn actress April[edit] ·
April 1 Mikko Franck, Finnish conductor ·
April 2 ·
Lindy Booth, Canadian actress ·
Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) ·
April 3 ·
Grιgoire,
French singer-songwriter ·
ivilė
Balčiūnaitė, Lithuanian long-distance runner ·
April 4 ·
Heath Ledger, Australian actor and music video
director (d. 2008) ·
Roberto Luongo, Canadian ice hockey
goaltender ·
April 8 ·
Tom Kurzanski, American comic artist ·
Alexi Laiho, Finnish rock guitarist (Children of Bodom) ·
April 9 ·
Keshia Knight
Pulliam, African-American actress ·
Mario Matt, Austrian alpine skier ·
Ben Silverstone, British actor ·
April 10 ·
Rachel Corrie, American activist (d. 2003) ·
Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese entertainer (KinKi Kids) ·
Sophie Ellis-Bextor,
British singer ·
April 11 ·
Sebastien Grainger,
Canadian singer and musician ·
Michel Riesen, Swiss ice hockey player ·
Josh Server, American actor ·
April 12 ·
Claire Danes, American actress ·
Jennifer Morrison,
American actress ·
April 13 ·
Baron Davis, American basketball player ·
Tony Lundon, Irish singer (Liberty X) ·
April 14 ·
Rebecca DiPietro, American model ·
Pierre Roland, Indonesian actor ·
April 15 Luke Evans,
Welsh actor and singer ·
April 16 Christijan Albers,
Dutch racing driver ·
April 17 Sung Si-kyung, South Korean pop/ballad
singer ·
April 18 ·
Michael
Bradley, American basketball player ·
Anthony Davidson, English racing driver ·
Yusuke Kamiji, Japanese actor ·
Kourtney Kardashian,
American reality television star ·
April 19 ·
Kate Hudson, American actress, co-founder
of Fabletics ·
Antoaneta Stefanova,
Bulgarian chess player ·
April 20 Teoh Beng Hock, Malaysian journalist
(d. 2009) ·
April 21 ·
James McAvoy, Scottish actor ·
Karin Rask, Estonian actress ·
April 22 Daniel Johns, Australian musician (Silverchair) ·
April 23 ·
Lauri Ylφnen, Finnish singer (The Rasmus) ·
Jaime King, American actress ·
Yana Gupta, Indian actress of Czech origin ·
April 24 ·
Laurentia Tan, Singaporean Paralympic
equestrienne ·
Avey Tare, American musician ·
Adam Andretti, American race car driver ·
April 25 ·
Andreas Kόttel,
Swiss ski jumper ·
Andrea Osvαrt, Hungarian actress ·
April 26 Janne Wirman, Finnish keyboardist (Children of Bodom) ·
April 27 Travis Meeks, American musician (Days of the New) ·
April 28 Bahram Radan, Iranian actor ·
April 29 ·
Jo O'Meara, English singer (S Club 7) ·
Matt Tong, drummer (Bloc Party) ·
April 30 Shelley Calene-Black,
American voice actress May[edit] ·
May 1 ·
Lars Berger, Norwegian biathlete and
cross-country skier ·
Mauro Bergamasco, Italian rugby union player ·
May 2 Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player ·
May 3 ·
Danny Foster,
English singer (Hear'Say) ·
Ingrid Isotamm, Estonian actress ·
May 4 ·
Lance Bass, American singer ('N Sync) ·
Wes Butters, English broadcaster ·
May 5 Vincent Kartheiser,
American actor ·
May 6 ·
Mark Burrier, American cartoonist ·
Kerry Ellis, English stage actress/singer ·
Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower ·
Jon Montgomery, Canadian former skeleton
racer and television personality; host of The Amazing Race
Canada ·
May 9 ·
Pierre Bouvier, Canadian musician ·
Rosario Dawson, American actress ·
May 10 Lee Hyori, South Korean entertainer ·
May 12 Adrian Serioux, Canadian soccer player ·
May 13 ·
Mickey Madden, American musician (Maroon 5) ·
Carl Philip, Prince of Sweden ·
Sid Ahmed Rezala, French serial killer ·
May 14 Urijah Faber, WEC Featherweight Champion ·
May 15 ·
Ryan Max Riley, humorist and national
champion skier ·
James Mackenzie,
Scottish actor and TV presenter ·
May 16 Jessica Morris, American actress ·
May 18 ·
Mariusz Lewandowski,
Polish footballer ·
Jens Bergensten ("Jeb"),
Swedish game designer and co-founder of the game company Mojang ·
May 19 ·
Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer ·
Diego Forlαn, Uruguayan football player ·
Kyle Carrozza, American animator and voice
actor ·
May 21 Sonja Vectomov, Czech musician/composer ·
May 22 Maggie Q, American actress ·
May 23 Rasual Butler American basketball
player (d. 2018) ·
May 24 ·
Frank Mir, American mixed martial artist ·
Tracy McGrady, American basketball player ·
May 25 Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby union player ·
May 26 ·
Ashley Massaro, American wrestler and model ·
Elisabeth Harnois,
American actress ·
May 27 Michael Buonauro, American comic creator ·
May 28 Jesse Bradford, American actor ·
May 29 Brian Kendrick, American wrestler ·
May 30 ·
Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player ·
Clint Bowyer, American race car driver ·
Rie Kugimiya, Japanese voice actress and
singer June[edit] ·
June 1 Markus
"Notch" Persson, Swedish video game programmer and
designer, co-founder the video game company Mojang ·
June 2 Morena Baccarin, Brazilian actress ·
June 5 Pete Wentz, American musician, lyricist, and
bassist (Fall Out Boy) ·
June 6 Shanda Sharer,
American murder victim (d. 1992) ·
June 8 Pete Orr, Canadian baseball player ·
June 9 Ιmilie Loit, French tennis player ·
June 10 Lee Brice, American country music
singer-songwriter ·
June 11 Preslaysa Edwards,
American actress ·
June 12 ·
Robyn, Swedish singer-songwriter ·
Amandine Bourgeois,
French singer ·
Dallas Clark, American football player ·
Diego Milito, Argentine football player ·
Jodie Prenger, British actress ·
June 13 ·
Nila Hεkedal, Norwegian beach volleyball
player ·
Αgnes Csomor, Hungarian actress ·
June 14 ·
Paradorn Srichaphan,
Thai tennis player ·
Alton Sterling, American man fatally shot by
a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police officer (d. 2016) ·
June 15 Yulia Nestsiarenka,
Belarusian athlete ·
June 16 Ari Hest, American singer-songwriter ·
June 17 Young Maylay, American actor, record
producer and rapper ·
June 18 ·
Yumiko Kobayashi, Japanese voice actress ·
Chris Neil, Canadian ice hockey player ·
Ivana Wong, Hong Kong singer-songwriter ·
June 19 ·
John Duddy, Irish boxer ·
Kate Tsui, Hong Kong actress ·
June 21 ·
Chris Pratt, American actor ·
Makasini Richter, Tongan rugby league player ·
June 22 ·
Sandra Klφsel, German tennis player ·
Jai Rodriguez, American actor and musician ·
June 23 ·
Marilyn Agliotti, Dutch field hockey player ·
LaDainian Tomlinson,
American football player ·
June 24 ·
Petra Němcovα,
Czech model ·
Joaquνn de Orbegoso,
Peruvian actor ·
Craig Shergold, British cancer patient ·
Mindy Kaling, American actress, comedian and
author ·
June 25 Busy Philipps, American film actress ·
June 26 ·
Ryan Tedder, American singer (OneRepublic), songwriter and producer ·
Julia Benson, Canadian actress ·
June 27 Fabrizio Miccoli, Italian professional
footballer ·
June 28 ·
Felicia Day, American actress, writer,
director, violinist, and singer ·
Randy McMichael, American football player ·
June 29 ·
Lee Hee-joon, South Korean actor ·
Abz Love, English singer (5ive) ·
Marleen Veldhuis, Dutch swimmer ·
Yehuda Levi, Israeli actor and male model ·
Liliana Castro, Ecuadorian-born Brazilian
actress ·
Artur Avila, Brazilian and French
mathematician ·
June 30 ·
Rick Gonzalez, American actor ·
Faisal Shahzad, Pakistani-American bomber ·
Matisyahu, Jewish American reggae vocalist,
beatboxer, and alternative rock musician ·
Nelson Lucas, Seychellois sprinter ·
Christopher Jacot,
Canadian actor ·
Andy Burrows, English songwriter and
musician July[edit] ·
July 1 ·
Danisa Phiri, Zimbabwean footballer ·
Forrest Griffin, American mixed martial arts fighter ·
Patrik Baboumian, German-Iranian strongman
competitor, strength athlete and bodybuilder ·
July 2 ·
Diana Gurtskaya, Georgian singer ·
Sam Hornish Jr., American race car driver ·
Ayiesha Woods, American singer ·
July 3 ·
Sayuri Katayama, Japanese actress, singer
and lyricist ·
Ludivine Sagnier, French model and actress ·
July 4 Kevin Thoms, American actor and voice actor ·
July 5 ·
Oh Dae-hwan, South Korean actor ·
Shane Filan, Irish singer (Westlife) ·
Amιlie Mauresmo,
French tennis player ·
Darine Hamze, Lebanese actress ·
July 6 ·
Mohsen Bengar, Iranian footballer ·
Kevin Hart, American actor, comedian, writer
and producer ·
July 7 ·
Jan Hernych, Czech tennis player ·
Shebly Niavarani, Swedish actor ·
Amanda Franηozo,
Brazilian television presenter and model ·
July 8 Ben Jelen, Scottish-born American former
singer-songwriter ·
July 9 ·
Ella Koon, Hong Kong actress ·
Gary Chaw, Malaysian Chinese singer ·
July 10 ·
Gong Yoo, South Korean actor ·
Dimitri Soudas, Canadian political
consultant ·
July 11 ·
Im Soo-jung, South Korean actress ·
Marina Gatell, Spanish actress ·
July 12 ·
Justin Rockefeller,
American venture capitalist and political activist ·
Sam Golzari, British actor ·
July 13 ·
Daniel Galera, Brazilian writer, translator
and editor ·
Holly
Gauthier-Frankel, Canadian voice actress and singer ·
Dejan
Ćirjaković, Serbian actor, screenwriter and musician ·
July 14 ·
Sioen, Belgian singer and songwriter ·
Axel Teichmann, German cross-country skier ·
July 15 ·
Laura Benanti, American actress and singer ·
Travis Fimmel, Australian fashion model and
actor ·
Philipp Karner, American actor, writer and
director ·
July 16 ·
Landy Wen, Taiwanese singer ·
Jayma Mays, American actress and singer ·
Kinya Kotani, Japanese singer ·
Kim Rhode, American double trap and skeet
shooter ·
July 17 ·
Mike Vogel, American actor ·
Brendan James, American, piano-based
singer/songwriter ·
July 18 ·
Rick Baxter, American politician ·
Jaska Raatikainen,
Finnish drummer (Children of Bodom) ·
Jason Weaver, American actor and singer ·
July 19 ·
Malavika, Indian actress ·
David Sakurai, Danish-Japanese actor,
director, scriptwriter and martial artist ·
Bruno Cabrerizo, Brazilian football player,
model and actor ·
July 20 ·
Claudine Barretto,
Filipino film actress, television actress, entrepreneur and product endorser ·
Marcos Mion, Brazilian TV host, actor, voice
actor, and businessman ·
Milan
Nikolić, Serbian accordionist ·
Adam Rose, South African professional
wrestler ·
Amr Shabana, Egyptian squash player ·
July 21 David Carr,
American football player ·
July 24 ·
Rose Byrne, Australian actress ·
Lee Si-yeon, South Korean actress ·
Stat Quo, American rapper ·
July 25 Allister Carter, English snooker player ·
July 26 ·
Johnson Beharry, British recipient of
the Victoria Cross ·
Tamyra Gray, American singer ·
Derek Paravicini, British pianist ·
Peter Sarno, Canadian ice hockey player ·
Mageina Tovah, American actress ·
July 27 ·
MGaramondle Franco, Brazilian politician
(d. 2018) ·
Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer ·
Shannon Moore, American professional
wrestler ·
July 30 ·
Show Lo, Taiwanese singer ·
Graeme McDowell, Northern Irish professional
golfer ·
Maya Nasser, Syrian journalist (d. 2012) ·
July 31 B. J. Novak, American actor, director, and
producer August[edit] ·
August 1 ·
Jason Momoa, American actor ·
Honeysuckle Weeks,
British actress ·
August 3 ·
Danso Gordon, Canadian actor ·
Evangeline Lilly, Canadian actress and
author of children's literature ·
Maria Haukaas Mittet,
Norwegian recording artist ·
August 4 Patryk Dominik
Sztyber, Polish rock musician ·
August 5 David Healy,
Northern Irish footballer ·
August 7 Miguel Llera, Spanish footballer ·
JoAnna Garcia, American actress ·
Ted Geoghegan, American screenwriter ·
Drew Nelson,
Canadian actor and voice actor ·
Bubba Crosby, American baseball player ·
Peter Browngardt, American cartoonist ·
Cindy Klassen, Canadian speed skater ·
August 13 Taizō Sugimura,
Japanese politician ·
Carl Edwards, American race car driver ·
Dan Marshall, Canadian hockey player ·
Peter Shukoff, American comedian, musician
and personality ·
Sarah Balabagan, Filipina prisoner and
singer ·
Ivan
Cudby, British sculptor ·
August 19 Oumar Kondι, Swiss footballer ·
August 20 Jamie Cullum, English jazz pianist and
singer ·
August 22 Matt Walters, American football player ·
August 23 Ritchie Neville, English singer (5ive) ·
August 24 Elva Hsiao, Taiwanese singer ·
August 25 Andrew Hussie, American artist. ·
Jamal Lewis, American football player ·
Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer ·
Giovanni Capitello,
American filmmaker/actor ·
Tian Liang, Chinese diver ·
Aaron Paul, American actor ·
Robert Hoyzer, German football referee ·
Yuki Maeda, Japanese singer ·
Shane Van Dyke, American actor ·
August 29 Justine Pasek, Miss Universe 2002 ·
Tavia Yeung, Hong Kong actress ·
Niki Chow, Hong Kong actress ·
Mickie James, American professional wrestler ·
Simon Neil, Scottish musician (vocalist,
guitarist, songwriter), Biffy Clyro Marmaduke Duke ·
Yuvan Shankar Raja,
Indian film composer September[edit] ·
September 1 Neg Dupree, British comedian ·
Ron Ng, Hong Kong actor ·
Łukasz
Żygadło, Polish volleyball player ·
September 3 Jϊlio
Cιsar, Brazilian football goalkeeper ·
September 4 Maxim Afinogenov, Russian ice hockey player ·
John Carew, Norwegian footballer ·
Stacey Dales, Canadian basketball player and
sportscaster ·
September 6 Ned Collette, Australian singer and musician ·
September 8 Pink, American singer and actress ·
September 10 Mustis, Norwegian pianist ·
Ariana Richards, American actress ·
Ιric Abidal, French footballer ·
Cameron Richardson,
American actress and model ·
September 12 Jay McGraw, American author, son of TV
psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw ·
September 13 Ivan Miljković,
Serbian volleyball player ·
Catalina Cruz, American porn actress ·
Stuart Fielden, English rugby league player ·
Kamya Panjabi, Indian television actress ·
Dave Annable, American actor ·
Amy Davidson, American actress ·
Edna Ngeringway Kiplagat, Kenyan
long-distance runner ·
Fanny, French singer ·
Flo Rida, African-American rapper ·
Akin Ayodele, American football player ·
Chuck Comeau, Canadian drummer ·
September 18 Alison Lohman, American actress ·
September 19 Noιmie Lenoir, French supermodel ·
September 20 David
Long, New Zealand musician ·
September 22 Jericho Rosales, Filipino actor ·
September 23 Lote Tuqiri, Australian rugby union player ·
Justin Bruening, American actor and model ·
Erin Chambers, American actress ·
Katja Kassin, German porn actress ·
Julia Clarete, Filipina actress ·
Rashad Evans, a fighter in the MMA
sport UFC ·
Michele Scarponi, Italian road bicycle racer
(d. 2017) ·
Naomichi Marufuji,
Japanese professional wrestler ·
Taavi Rυivas, Prime Minister
of Estonia ·
September 27 Shinji Ono, Japanese football player ·
Bam Margera, American skateboarder ·
Dane Boedigheimer (Daneboe),
American YouTuber and animator ·
Anndi McAfee, American actress and voice
actress ·
Gaitana, Ukrainian singer and songwriter of
Ukrainian and Congolese descent ·
Artika Sari Devi, Putri Indonesia 2004 ·
Mike Damus, American actor ·
Vince Chong, Malaysian singer October[edit] ·
Rudi Johnson, American football player ·
Senit, Italian singer of Eritrean descent ·
Marko Stanojevic, English-born Italian rugby
union player ·
October 2 Brianna Brown, American actress ·
Matt Davis,
American stand-up comedian ·
John Hennigan,
American professional wrestler ·
Danny O'Donoghue,
Irish singer-songwriter (The Script) ·
Josh Klinghoffer, American musician (Red Hot Chili
Peppers) ·
Brandon Barash, American actor ·
Rachael Leigh Cook,
American actress ·
October 5 Gao Yuanyuan, Chinese actress ·
Shawn Ashmore, Canadian film and television
actor ·
Simona Amβnar, Romanian gymnast ·
Susan Eldridge, American supermodel ·
Tang Wei, Chinese actress ·
October 8 Kristanna Loken, American actress and model ·
Csιzy, Hungarian singer ·
Vernon Fox, American football player ·
Alex Greenwald, American singer-songwriter,
producer, and actor (Phantom Planet and JJAMZ) ·
Todd Kelly, Australian race car driver ·
Chris O'Dowd, Irish actor and comedian ·
DJ Rashad, Chicago-based electronic
musician, producer and DJ (d. 2014) ·
Hendrik Odendaal, South African swimmer ·
Brandon Routh, American actor ·
Gonzalo Sorondo, Uruguayan footballer ·
Wu Chun, Bruneian actor, model, and singer ·
Nicolαs Massϊ,
Chilean tennis player ·
Mύa, American singer and actress ·
Bae Doona, South Korean actress ·
Gabe Saporta, Uruguayan singer (Cobra Starship) ·
Ryan Malcolm, Canadian singer ·
Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer ·
October 14 Stacy Keibler, American actress and model ·
October 15 Jaci Velasquez, American Christian singer ·
October 16 Erin Brown, American actress ·
October 17 Kimi Rδikkφnen,
Finnish 2007 Formula 1 world
champion ·
October 18 Ne-Yo, African-American singer and
songwriter ·
October 19 Marc Elliott, British actor ·
John Krasinski, American actor ·
Paul O'Connell, Irish rugby union player ·
October 23 Jorge Solνs, Mexican professional boxer ·
October 25 Sarah Thompson,
American actress ·
October 26 Jonathan Chase,
American actor ·
Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube ·
Brett Dennen, American folk/pop singer and
songwriter ·
Martin koula, Czech ice hockey player ·
October 30 Yukie Nakama, Japanese actress November[edit] ·
Coco Crisp, American baseball player ·
Atsuko Enomoto, Japanese voice actress ·
Milan Dudić, Serbian footballer ·
November 2 Erika Flores, American actress ·
Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer ·
Tim McIlrath, American rock singer,
songwriter (Rise Against) ·
November 4 Audrey Hollander, American pornographic
actress ·
November 5 Tarek Boudali, French actor ·
Lamar Odom, African-American retired
basketball player ·
Myolie Wu, Hong Kong actress ·
November 7 Jon Peter Lewis, American singer and
songwriter ·
Aaron Hughes, Northern Irish footballer ·
Dania Ramirez, Dominican actress ·
Salvatore Cascio, Italian actor (Cinema Paradiso) ·
Caroline Flack, English television
presenter, radio presenter, and model ·
Dania Ramirez, Dominican-American actress ·
November 10 Nina Mercedez, American porn actress ·
Matt Cappotelli, American professional
wrestler (d. 2018) ·
Cote de Pablo, Chilean actress ·
Matt Stevic, Australian rules football
umpire ·
Henry Wolfe, American actor and musician ·
Metta World Peace,
American basketball player ·
Mavie Hφrbiger,
German actress ·
Olga Kurylenko, Ukrainian model and actress ·
Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Universe 1999 ·
November 17 Matthew Spring, English footballer ·
November 18 Neeti Mohan, Indian playback singer ·
November 19 Larry
Johnson, American football player ·
November 20 Ericson
Alexander Molano, Colombian gospel singer ·
November 21 Kim Dong-wan, South Korean singer and actor ·
Chris Doran, Irish singer ·
Scott Robinson,
English singer (5ive) ·
Ivica Kostelić,
Croatian alpine skier ·
Kelly Brook, English actress/model ·
November 25 Joel Kinnaman, Swedish-American actor ·
Ricky Carmichael, American motorcycle and
stock car racer ·
Hilary Hahn, American violinist ·
Dane Bowers, English singer-songwriter (Another Level) ·
Jamie Korab, Canadian curler ·
Hakeem Seriki, African-American rapper (Chamillionaire) ·
Daniel Henney, American actor and model ·
November 29 Jayceon Taylor, American rapper (The Game) ·
November 30 Diego Klattenhoff,
Canadian actor December[edit] ·
Sabina Babayeva, Azerbaijani singer ·
Yvonne Catterfeld,
German singer ·
Daniel Bedingfield,
English pop singer and songwriter ·
Rock Cartwright, American football player ·
Rainbow Sun Francks,
Canadian actor and singer ·
Tiffany Haddish, American actress and
comedian ·
Eric Bauza, Canadian comedian and voice
actor ·
Sara Bareilles, American singer, songwriter
and pianist ·
Ayako Fujitani, Japanese actress ·
Jennifer Carpenter,
American actress ·
December 8 Ingrid Michaelson,
American indie pop singer-songwriter ·
December 9 Olivia Lufkin, English-Japanese singer,
songwriter ·
December 10 Keiko Nemoto, Japanese voice actress ·
December 11 Rider Strong, American actor ·
December 12 Emin, Azerbaijani-Russian singer-songwriter
and businessman ·
December 14 Michael Owen, English footballer ·
Adam Brody, American actor ·
Eric Young,
Canadian wrestler ·
Mihai
Trăistariu, Romanian singer and musician ·
Trevor Immelman, South African golfer ·
William
Green, American football player ·
Matt Murley, American hockey player ·
Jaimee Foxworth, American actress and model ·
December 18 Amy Grabow, American actress ·
Kevin Devine, American songwriter and
musician ·
Nicki Hunter, American porn actress and
director ·
Paola Rey, Colombian actress and model ·
Tara Summers, English actress ·
Petra Majdič, Slovene cross-country
skier ·
Amanda Baker, American actress ·
Summer Altice, American model and actress ·
Kenny Miller, Scottish football player ·
December 25 Ferman Akgόl, vocalist of Turkish nu-metal
band maNga ·
Chris Daughtry, American singer and
guitarist ·
Dimitry Vassiliev,
Russian ski jumper ·
December 27 Carson Palmer, American football player ·
James Blake,
American tennis pro ·
Diego Luna, Mexican actor ·
Andrι Holland, American actor ·
Bree Williamson, Canadian actress ·
Robert Edward Davis, German-American rapper ·
Milana Terloeva, Chechen journalist and
author ·
Yelawolf, American rapper ·
Bob Bryar, American drummer (My Chemical Romance) ·
Elaine Cassidy, Irish actress Deaths[edit] January[edit] ·
January 3 Conrad Hilton, American hotelier (b. 1887) ·
January 4 Vincent Korda, Hungarian art director
(b. 1897) ·
January 4 Peter Frankenfeld,
German comedian, radio and television personality (b. 1913) ·
Billy Bletcher, American actor (b. 1894) ·
Charles Mingus, American musician (b. 1922) ·
January 7 Wallace Townsend, American lawyer and
politician (b. 1882) ·
January 11 Jack Soo, Japanese-born American actor
(b. 1917) ·
January 13 Donny Hathaway, American musician (b. 1945) ·
January 14 Thomas DeSimone, American gangster (b. 1950) ·
January 18 Maurice Challe, French general (b. 1905) ·
January 19 Tuffy Leemans, American football player (New York Giants) and a member of the Pro Football
Hall of Fame (b. 1912) ·
January 22 - Ali Hassan Salameh,
Palestinian Leader of Black September and mastermind of
the 1972 Munich Massacre (b.1940) ·
January 26 Nelson Rockefeller,
Governor of New York, 41st Vice
President of the United States (b. 1908) ·
January 28 Glen Flanagan, American featherweight boxer
(b. 1926) ·
January 30 Charles
Watts, English cricketer (b. 1894) February[edit] ·
February 1 Daniel Starch, American psychologist and
marketing researcher (b. 1883) ·
Issa Pliyev, Soviet general (b. 1903) ·
Sid Vicious, English musician (Sex Pistols) (drug overdose) (b. 1957) ·
February 3 Aaron Douglas, American painter (b. 1899) ·
February 4 Claude Massop, Jamaican gang leader of
the Shower Posse Gang (b.
c. 1949) ·
February 5 Reidar Waaler, Norwegian-born, American
soldier for the United States Army (b. 1894) ·
February 6 Mary Bell,
Australian aviator (b. 1903) ·
February 8 Art Williams,
American baseball umpire (b. 1934) ·
February 12 Jean Renoir, French film director and actor
(b. 1894) ·
February 14 Reginald Maudling,
British politician (b. 1917) ·
February 17 William Gargan, American actor (b. 1905) ·
February 22 Sigrid Schauman, Finnish painter (b. 1877) ·
February 23 W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian politician
(b. 1900) ·
February 25 Henrich Focke, German aviation pioneer
(b. 1890) ·
February 27 Hanns-Horst von
Necker, German Generalmajor in the Nazi Luftwaffe (b. 1903) March[edit] ·
March 1 ·
Mustafa Barzani, Iraqi Kurdish politician
(b. 1903) ·
Dolores Costello, American actress (b. 1903) ·
March 6 Link Wasem, American baseball player
(b. 1911) ·
March 10 William Boyd,
Scottish-Canadian physician, pathologist, academic and author (b. 1885) ·
March 11 Victor Kilian, American actor (b. 1891) ·
March 12 Mashiur
Rahman, former Senior
Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1924) ·
March 13 Tudor Owen,
English-American actor (b. 1898) ·
March 14 Robert William Wood,
American landscape painter (b. 1889) ·
March 15 Lιonide Massine,
Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1896) ·
March 16 Thomas Aloysius
Boland, American Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Newark
(b. 1896) ·
March 18 Marjorie Daw,
American actress (b. 1902) ·
March 19 Richard Beckinsale,
British actor (b. 1947) ·
March 22 Ben Lyon, American actor (b. 1901) ·
March 23 Ted Anderson, English footballer (b. 1911) ·
March 24 Yvonne Mitchell, English actress (b. 1915) ·
March 26 Jean Stafford, American writer (b. 1915) ·
March 28 Emmett Kelly, American clown (b. 1898) ·
March 29 Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Petra, Sultan of Kelantan and
6th King of Malaysia (b. 1917) ·
March 30 ·
Airey Neave, British politician
(assassinated) (b. 1916) ·
Josι Marνa
Velasco Ibarra, Ecuadorian politician, 24th President of Ecuador (b. 1893) April[edit] ·
April 1 Barbara Luddy, American actress (b. 1908) ·
April 2 Grace Fortescue, American socialite
(b. 1883) ·
April 4 ·
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto,
9th Prime Minister
of Pakistan and 4th President of
Pakistan (executed) (b. 1928) ·
Edgar Buchanan, American actor (b. 1903) ·
April 6 Ivan Vasilyov, Bulgarian architect (b. 1893) ·
April 7 ·
Frank J. Donahue, American politician
(b. 1881) ·
Charles W. Sawyer,
United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1887) ·
April 10 Nino Rota, Italian composer (b. 1911) ·
April 11 ·
Howard Cruse,
American Roman Catholic bishop
(b. 1908) ·
Hassan Pakravan, Iranian diplomat (b. 1911) ·
Juma Butabika, Ugandan military officer ·
April 13 Frankie Kelleher, American baseball player
(b. 1916) ·
April 14 Clarence Dillon, American financier
(b. 1882) ·
April 15 David Brand, Australian politician (b. 1912) ·
April 17 Chuck Osborne, American basketball player
with Syracuse Nationals (b. 1939) ·
April 18 Jullan Kindahl, Swedish actress (b. 1885) ·
April 19 ·
Wilhelm Bittrich, German Waffen SS general
(b. 1894) ·
Antonio Centa, Italian actor (b. 1907) ·
April 20 Peter Donald, British-born American actor
(b. 1918) ·
April 22 Leslie
Phillips, English cricketer (b. 1899) ·
April 23 Blair Peach, New Zealand-born, British
teacher (b. 1946) ·
April 24 John Carroll,
American actor (b. 1906) ·
April 26 Julia Bell, English human geneticist (b. 1879) ·
April 28 Norman Kilner, English cricketer (b. 1895) ·
April 30 Pan Halippa, Bessarabian and later Romanian
journalist and politician (b. 1883) May[edit] ·
May 1 Morteza Motahhari,
Iranian cleric & politician (b. 1919) ·
May 2 Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
(b. 1903) ·
May 6 Milton Ager, American songwriter (b. 1893) ·
May 8 ·
Talcott Parsons, American sociologist
(b. 1902) ·
Victor Saville, American film director and
producer (b. 1895) ·
May 11 ·
Joan Chandler, American actress (b. 1923) ·
Barbara Hutton, American socialite (b. 1912) ·
May 12 ·
Rosario
Marνa Gutiιrrez Eskildsen, Mιxican lexicographer (b. 1899) ·
Clyde Kluttz, American baseball player,
scout and executive (b. 1917) ·
May 13 ·
Predrag
Đajić, Bosnian Serb and Yugoslav footballer (b. 1922) ·
Iris Hoey, British actress (b. 1885) ·
May 14 Jean Rhys, mid-20th-century novelist from
Dominica.(b. 1890) ·
May 27 ·
Margot Benary-Isbert,
German writer (b. 1889) ·
Ahmed Ould Bouceif,
Mauritanian military officer, 2nd Prime
Minister of Mauritania (b. 1934) ·
May 29 Mary Pickford, Canadian Academy Award-winning actress and studio
founder (b. 1892) June[edit] ·
June 1 ·
Werner Forssmann, German physician,
recipient of the Nobel
Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1904) ·
Jαn Kadαr, Czechoslovakian film director
(b. 1918) ·
Jack Mulhall, American actor (b. 1887) ·
June 5 Heinz Erhardt, German comedian, musician,
entertainer, actor and poet (b. 1909) ·
June 6 Jack Haley, American actor (b. 1897) ·
June 10 Winifred Mary Ward,
British language pathologist (b. 1884) ·
June 11 ·
Loren Murchison, American Olympic athlete
(b. 1898) ·
John Wayne, American Academy Award-winning actor and film
director (b. 1907) ·
June 13 ·
George Cisar,
American actor (b. 1912) ·
Darla Hood, American actress (b. 1931) ·
June 20 Bill Stewart,
American journalist (b. 1941) ·
June 22 ·
Louis Chiron, Monacan Grand Prix driver
(b. 1899) ·
Hope Summers, American actress (b. 1896) ·
June 23 Cremilda de Oliveira,
Portuguese actress (b. 1887) ·
June 25 Dave Fleischer, American animator (b. 1894) ·
June 26 ·
Akwasi Afrifa, Ghanaian soldier and
politician, Head of
state (19691970) (b. 1936) ·
George Boakye, Ghanaian Military airman and politician (b. 1937) ·
June 30 William B. Franke,
55th United
States Secretary of the Navy (b.1894) July[edit] ·
July 1 ·
Douglas McKenzie, Australian cricketer
(b. 1906) ·
Richard Ward,
gravely-voiced, American actor (b. 1915) ·
July 2 Carlyle Smith Beals,
Canadian astronomer (b. 1899) ·
July 3 Louis Durey, French composer (b. 1888) ·
July 4 ·
Frank H. Ellis, Canadian aviator and Member
of the Early Birds (b. 1896) ·
Theodora Kroeber, American writer and anthropologist (b. 1897) ·
Marjorie Rhodes, British actress (b. 1897) ·
Mendy Rudolph, American basketball referee
of the NBA (b. 1926) ·
July 6 ·
Antonio Marνa Barbieri,
Uruguay Roman Catholic cardinal
(b. 1892) ·
Van McCoy, American accomplished musician;
noted for his 1975 hit The Hustle (b. 1940) ·
July 7 Billy Dean Anderson,
Notorious American criminal on "America's 10 Most Wanted" (b. 1934) ·
July 8 ·
Elizabeth Ryan, American 30 Grand Slam (tennis) Tennis
Champion (b. 1892) ·
Shin'ichirō
Tomonaga, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
(b. 1906) ·
Michael Wilding,
English actor (b. 1912) ·
Robert Burns
Woodward, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
(b. 1917) ·
July 9 Roddy McMillan, Scottish actor (b. 1923) ·
July 10 Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (Boston Pops) (b. 1894) ·
July 11 ·
Giorgio Ambrosoli,
Italian lawyer (b. 1933) ·
Else Hψjgaard, Danish ballerina (b. 1906) ·
Claude Wagner, French-Canadian judge
and Progressive
Conservative senator appointed in 1978 (b. 1925) ·
July 12 Minnie Riperton, American rhythm and blues singer (Lovin' You) (b. 1947) ·
July 13 ·
Corinne Griffith, American actress and
author (b. 1894) ·
Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and graphic
artist (1913) ·
July 14 McGuire Twins; One of the heaviest recorded
twins by Guinness World
Records, Billy died. (b. 1946) ·
July 15 ·
Gustavo Dνaz Ordaz,
Mexican politician, 49th President of Mexico (b. 1911) ·
Juana de Ibarbourou,
Uruguayan poet (b. 1892) ·
July 16 Alfred Deller, English countertenor
(b. 1912) ·
July 17 Edward Akufo-Addo,
Ghanese politician and lawyer, 5th President of Ghana (b. 1906) ·
July 18 Pavel Prokkonen, Karelian Soviet politician (b. 1909) ·
July 19 Helen Bradley, English artist whose works
depicted the Edwardian era (b. 1900) ·
July 20 ·
Herbert Butterfield,
English philosopher and historian (b. 1900) ·
Volney Davis, American Depression era outlaw (b. 1902) ·
July 21 ·
Patriarch Elias IV of Antioch (b. 1914) ·
Juan Guzmαn Cruchaga,
Chilean poet and diplomat (b. 1895) ·
July 22 ·
Tony Galento, American boxer (b. 1910) ·
Sαndor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer
(b. 1929) ·
July 23 Lefty West, American Major League
Baseball player (b. 1915) ·
July 24 Archie Duncan,
British actor (b. 1914) ·
July 25 Erich Pohlmann, Austrian character actor
(b. 1913) ·
July 26 Stefan Wiechecki, Polish journalist
(b. 1896) ·
July 27 Gustavo Cochet, Argentine painter and
engraver (b. 1894) ·
July 28 George Seaton, American screenwriter and
director (b. 1911) ·
July 29 ·
Bill Todman, American game show producer
(b. 1916) ·
Herbert Marcuse, German American
philosopher, sociologist and political theorist (b. 1898) ·
July 30 Lew Kowarski, Russian-born, French physicist
(b. 1907) ·
July 31 Beatrix Lehmann, British actress, theatre
director and author (b. 1903) August[edit] ·
August 1 Wayne Brenkert, American football
player-coach (b. 1895) ·
August 3 Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and Liberal
politician, recipient of the Nobel
Prize in Economic Sciences (b. 1899) ·
August 6 Feodor Lynen, German biochemist, recipient
of the Nobel
Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1911) ·
August 8 ·
Lionel
Cooper, South African mathematician (b. 1915) ·
George Rider, American basketball coach
(b. 1890) ·
August 9 Walter O'Malley, American baseball executive
(b. 1903) ·
Dick Foran, American actor (b. 1910) ·
Mohammad Nur
Ahmad Etemadi, Afghan politician, 9th Prime
Minister of Afghanistan (b. 1921) ·
Zygmunt
Witymir Bieńkowski, Polish pilot and writer (b. 1913) ·
Asa Martin, American old time musician
(b. 1900) ·
August 16 John Diefenbaker, 13th Prime Minister
of Canada (b. 1895) ·
August 18 Draper Kauffman, American Naval pioneering
underwater demolition expert (b. 1911) ·
August 20 Christian Dotremont,
Belgian painter and writer (b. 1922) ·
August 21 Stuart Heisler, American film and television
director (b. 1896) ·
August 22 James T. Farrell, American novelist
(b. 1904) ·
August 23 Richard Hearne, English comedic actor
(b. 1908) ·
Ahmad Daouk, Lebanese politician, 12th Prime Minister
of Lebanon (b. 1892) ·
Hanna Reitsch, German aviator (b. 1912) ·
August 25 Stan Kenton, American jazz pianist (b. 1911) ·
August 26 Alvin Karpis, American criminal (b. 1907) ·
August 27 Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma,
British Viceroy of India (assassinated) (b. 1900) ·
August 30 (body found on September 8) Jean Seberg, American actress (b. 1938) ·
August 31 Sally Rand, American dancer (b. 1904) September[edit] ·
Doris Kenyon, American actress (b. 1897) ·
Stanley R. Mullard,
English industrialist (b. 1883) ·
September 2 Felix Aylmer, British actor (b. 1889) ·
Lim Cheng Hoe, Chinese-born, Singaporean
watercolorist (b. 1912) ·
Wincenty
Okołowicz, Polish geographer and climatologist (b. 1906) ·
Juan Pablo Pιrez
Alfonso, Venezuelan politician (b. 1903) ·
September 4 Canuplin, Filipino magician and bodabil entertainer (b. 1904) ·
September 5 Alberto di Jorio, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1884) ·
September 6 Guy Bolton, British playwright (b. 1884) ·
September 7 Alan Browning, English actor (b. 1926) ·
Princess
Hilda of Luxembourg (b. 1897) ·
Rick Joseph, Dominican baseball player
(b. 1939) ·
September 9 Norrie Paramor, British music producer
(b. 1914) ·
September 10 Agostinho Neto, Angolan poet and politician,
1st President of Angola (b. 1922) ·
September 11 Laurie Banfield, English footballer
(b. 1889) ·
September 13 Hap Ward, American baseball player (b. 1885) ·
September 15 Tommy Leonetti, American singer-songwriter
and actor (b. 1929) ·
Giς Ponti, Italian architect, industrial
designer, furniture designer and artist (b. 1891) ·
Rob Slotemaker, Indonesian-born, Dutch Formula 1 racing car driver (b. 1929) ·
September 17 Paul Maze, Anglo-French painter (b. 1887) ·
September 18 Andrι Zeller, French army general (b. 1898) ·
Lou Busch, American record producer, singer
and songwriter (b. 1910) ·
Mary Ann Nyberg, American costumer designer
(b. 1923) ·
Sultan
Ismail Nasiruddin Shah, Sultan of Terengganu and
4th King of Malaysia (b. 1907) ·
Ludvνk Svoboda,
8th President of
Czechoslovakia (b. 1895) ·
Edmund Morgan,
the seventh Suffragan Bishop of Southampton (b. 1888) ·
Bernard L. Austin,
American admiral (b. 1902) ·
Abul A'la Maududi,
Pakistani journalist and philosopher (b. 1903) ·
Otto Robert Frisch,
Austrian-born British physicist (b. 1904) ·
September 23 Steve Brooks,
American jockey (b. 1922) ·
September 24 Carl Laemmle Jr., American film studio
executive (b. 1908) ·
Yury Kovalyov, Soviet footballer (b. 1934) ·
John Cromwell,
American film director and actor (b. 1887) ·
Eva Carrillo de Garcνa,
Mexican-born American Roman Catholic missionary (b. 1883) ·
Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (b. 1910) ·
Gracie Fields, British actress (b. 1898) ·
Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish guitarist (Paul McCartney
& Wings) (b. 1953) ·
September 28 John Herbert Chapman,
Canadian physicist (b. 1921) ·
Francisco Macνas
Nguema, 1st President
of Equatorial Guinea (executed) (b. 1924) ·
Ivan Wyschnegradsky,
Russian composer (b. 1893) ·
September 30 Charles North,
Australian attorney and politician (b. 1887) October[edit] Marνa Concepciσn of the Nativity and the Perpetual Help
of Mary ·
October 1 Dorothy Arzner, American film director
(b. 1897) ·
October 2 Ray Genet, American mountain climber
(b. 1931) ·
October 4 Natwarsinhji
Bhavsinhji, The Maharaja of
Porbandar in India from (19081948),
and cricketer (b. 1901) ·
October 5 Ken Strong, American football player (New York Giants) and a member of the Pro Football
Hall of Fame (b. 1906) ·
October 6 Elizabeth Bishop, American poet (b. 1911) ·
October 16 Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (b. 1903) ·
Eugenio Mendoza, Venezuelan business tycoon
(b. 1909) ·
Andrι Matsangaissa,
Mozambican guerrilla rebel, leader of the RENAMO (b. 1950?) ·
S. J. Perelman, American humorist (b. 1904) ·
Joe Coomer,
American football player (b. 1917) ·
Virgilio Piρera,
Cuban author, playwright and poet (b. 1912) ·
October 19 Fritz Diez, German actor (b. 1901) ·
October 22 Nadia Boulanger, French composer and
composition teacher (b. 1887) ·
October 24 Julio Porter, Argentine screenwriter
(b. 1916) ·
Maphevu Dlamini, 2nd Prime Minister of
Swaziland (b. 1922) ·
Gerald Templer, British Army Field Marshal in World War I and World War II (b. 1898) ·
Park Chung-hee, Korean politician, 3rd President
of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) (assassinated) (b. 1917) ·
Charles P. Thompson,
American actor (b. 1891) ·
Barnes Wallis, British aeronautical engineer
(b. 1887) ·
Rachele Mussolini,
Italian, wife of Benito Mussolini (b. 1890) ·
October 31 Edvin Adolphson, Swedish actor and director
(b. 1893) November[edit] ·
Bob Clayton, American television game show
host & announcer (b. 1922) ·
Mamie Eisenhower, First
Lady of the United States (b. 1896) ·
Ernst Kals, German submarine commander
(b. 1905) ·
Jacques Mesrine, French criminal; known as
the "French Robin Hood"
(b. 1936) ·
November 3 Hugh P. Harris, United States Army general
(b. 1909) ·
Morris Chalfen, American sports
entertainment promoter (b. 1907) ·
Yank Terry, American baseball player
(b. 1911) ·
November 5 Al Capp, American cartoonist (b. 1909) ·
November 6 Chick Evans, American golf champion
(b. 1890) ·
November 7 Gyula Germanus, professor of oriental
studies, a Hungarian writer and Islamologist of Jewish origin (b. 1884) ·
Edward Ardizzone, English painter,
printmaker and author (b. 1900) ·
Yvonne de Gaulle, French political wife of
former President of France Charles de Gaulle (b. 1900) ·
Louise Thaden, American aviator (b. 1905) ·
Tammy Alexander,
Murder victim (b. 1963) ·
November 10 Mahmud Al-Nashaf, Israeli-Arab politician
(b. 1906) ·
November 11 Dimitri Tiomkin, Russian film composer
(b. 1894) ·
November 12 Gavriil Veresov, Soviet chess player
(b. 1912) ·
Pythagoras
Papastamatiou, Greek lyricist (b. 1930) ·
Freda Betti, French opera singer (b.1924) ·
Ernest N. Harmon, American general (b. 1894) ·
Amelia Best, Australian politician
from Tasmania (b. 1900) ·
Grahame Budge, Canadian-born rugby player
representing Scotland (b. 1920) ·
November 15 Ed Klieman, American baseball player;
nicknamed, "Specs" (b. 1918) ·
November 16 Joseph Iglehart, American financier
(b. 1891) ·
November 17 Immanuel Velikovsky,
Russian author and psychiatrist (b. 1895) ·
Freddie Fitzsimmons,
American baseball player, manager, and coach (b. 1901) ·
Ade Schwammel, American football offensive
tackle (b. 1908) ·
November 19 Dewey Jackson Short, Republican U.S. Representative from Missouri (b. 1898) ·
Marie Byles, Australian conservationist
(b. 1900) ·
Paul Wexler,
American actor (b. 1929) ·
Harry Jackman, Canadian politician and
entrepreneur (b. 1900) ·
Irina Saburova, Russian poet, writer, and
translator (b. 1907) ·
Merle Oberon, British actress (b. 1911) ·
Judee Sill, American singer and cartoonist
(b. 1944) ·
November 24 Georg Pinkepank, German Nazi Korvettenkapitδn with
the Kriegsmarine during World War II (b. 1907) ·
November 25 John S. Crawford, American politician for
the Wisconsin State
Assembly (b. 1923) ·
November 26 Marcel L'Herbier,
French movie-maker (b. 1888) ·
November 27 Jerome Cavanagh, American civic
politician; Mayor of
Detroit, Michigan, from (19621970),
especially what doomed his administration was the July, 1967 race
riots (b. 1928) ·
November 28 Peter Mulgrew, New Zealand mountaineer,
yachtsman, and businessman (b. 1927) ·
Zeppo Marx, American actor and comedian
(b. 1901) ·
Laura Gilpin, American photographer
(b. 1891) ·
Joyce Grenfell, British actress and comedian
(b. 1910) ·
Gabrielle Dorziat,
fashion trend setter in Paris and helped popularize the designs of Coco
Chanel (b. 1880) December[edit] ·
Noel Estrada, Puerto Rican composer
(b. 1918) ·
Prince Muhammad
Abdel Moneim of Egypt (b. 1899) ·
December 2 Helen Fraser,
British suffragist, feminist and educationalist (b. 1881) ·
December 3 Dhyan Chand, Indian hockey player (b. 1905) ·
Dumitru Dan, Romanian geographer (b. 1889) ·
Petya Dubarova, Bulgarian poet (b. 1962) ·
Sonia Delaunay, Russian-born French artist
(b. 1885) ·
Jesse Pearson,
American actor (b. 1930) ·
December 7 Cecilia
Payne-Gaposchkin, British-born American astronomer and
astrophysicist (b. 1900) ·
December 8 Nikolai Gritsenko,
Soviet actor of Russian-Ukrainian background (b. 1912) ·
Freeman Harrison
Owens, American cinematographer (b. 1890) ·
Fulton J. Sheen, American Roman Catholic bishop and venerable
(b. 1895) ·
December 10 Ann Dvorak, American actress (b. 1911) ·
December 12 Alan Shipman, English cricketer (b. 1901) ·
December 13 Jon Hall, American actor (b. 1915) ·
December 14 Ken Leishman, Canadian criminal (b. 1931) ·
December 15 Ethel Lackie, American Olympic swimmer
(b. 1907) ·
December 16 Vagif Mustafazadeh,
Azerbaijani jazz musician (b. 1940) ·
December 17 A. J. Iversen, Danish cabinetmaker (b. 1888) ·
Mohammad Mofatteh,
Iranian philosopher (b. 1928) ·
Franz Suchomel, Sudeten German Nazi Unterscharfόhrer
(b. 1907) ·
December 19 Donald Creighton, Canadian historian
(b. 1902) ·
December 21 Ermindo Onega, Argentine footballer
(b. 1940) ·
December 22 Darryl F. Zanuck, American film producer
(b. 1902) ·
Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector
(b. 1898) ·
Ernest B. Schoedsack,
American film producer and director (b. 1893) ·
Renato Chiantoni, Italian actor (b. 1906) ·
Armand Massonet, Belgian painter (b. 1892) ·
Joan Blondell, American actress (b. 1906) ·
Jordi Bonet, Canadian artist (b. 1932) ·
Lee Bowman, American actor (b. 1914) ·
December 26 Karl Hubbuch, German painter, printmaker and
draftsman (b. 1891) ·
Hafizullah Amin, General Secretary of the
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, 4th President of Afghanistan (b. 1929) ·
William H. Wilbur, United States Army officer
(b. 1888) ·
Rafael
Filiberto Bonnelly, Dominican lawyer, scholar and diplomat,
43rd President
of the Dominican Republic (b. 1904) ·
Karl
George (American football), American football player (b. 1894) ·
Felix Becker,
German Oberst in World War II (b. 1893) ·
Petras Ciunis, Soviet army officer (b. 1898) ·
Richard Tecwyn
Williams, Welsh biochemist (b. 1909) ·
December 30 Richard Rodgers, American composer (b. 1902) ·
December 31 John A. Powers, American public affairs
officer for NASA (b. 1922) Date unknown[edit] ·
Saad Jumaa, Prime Minister of Jordan
(b. 1916) ·
Dave Line, British author ·
Cecil
Williams, English-South African theatre director and
anti-apartheid activist (b. 1909) Nobel Prizes[edit] ·
Physics Sheldon Lee Glashow, Abdus Salam, Steven Weinberg ·
Chemistry Herbert C. Brown, Georg Wittig ·
Medicine Allan M. Cormack, Godfrey N.
Hounsfield ·
Literature Odysseas Elytis ·
Peace Mother Teresa ·
Economics Theodore Schultz, Arthur Lewis Media[edit] ·
The Doctor Who story City of Death is set in 1979, its
year of broadcast. ·
The
events of the 2011 science fiction film Super 8 take
place during the winter and summer of 1979. |
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