January 1 International Year of the Child begins Jura, 26th canton of Switzerland, established U.S. and China (Peoples Republic) begin diplomatic relations January 2 30th Islander shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 9-0 vs Vancouver Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (v WI) Sid Vicious' trial for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen begins January 7 Vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh from Khmer Rouge January 8 512 die as oil tanker Bantry Bay blows up Argentina and Chile sign Beagle Canal accord Today Show gets a new theme song Vietnamese troops overtook Khmer Rouge and occupy Phnom Penh January 9 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to WS Merwin High-school player Daryl Moreau makes 126th consecutive free throws K-Mart pulls Steve Martin's "Let's Get Small" for being in "bad taste" Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) Pennsylvania law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses January 10 1st brother Billy Carter makes allegedly anti-Semitic remarks Entertainer of the Year Awards January 11 "Grand Tour" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 61 performances January 12 6th American Music Award: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win LA's Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi, arrested in Bellingham Record blizzard struck midwest killing over 100 January 13 Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song January 14 President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday January 16 Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran flees Iran for Egypt January 17 New York Islanders didn't get a shot off in 1 period against New York Rangers Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test January 18 Peter Jenkins finishes "A Walk Across America," Florence Oregon January 19 John N Mitchell (former AG) released on parole from federal prison January 21 Neptune becomes outermost planet (Pluto moves closer) Price of gold increases to record $875 troy oz Superbowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 35-31 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, quarterback January 23 Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame January 24 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site January 25 22.2-km Oshimizu railroad tunnel holed through, central Honshu, Japan Pope John Paul II's 1st overseas trip as supreme pontiff January 26 "Dukes of Hazzard" premieres on CBS Music Center Vredenburg opens in Utrecht, Netherlands January 27 36th Golden Globes: Midnight Express, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda Islanders ends 23 undefeated games at home streak (15-0-8) January 28 Arthur Kopit's "Wings," premieres in New York City "Wiz" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1672 performances January 29 9th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 13-7 Brenda Spencer kills 2, inspires Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays" Chinese vice-premier Deng Xiaoping visits Washington, D.C. Emerson, Lake and Palmer disband after 10 years together NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 13-7 President Carter commuted Patricia Hearst's 7 year sentence to 2 years January 30 Rhodesia agrees to new constitution February 1 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile Patricia Hearst is released from a San Francisco prison for bank robbery U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. February 3 Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to California for 4 players U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner "YMCA" by Village People peaks at #2 on pop singles chart February 4 "Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut and cancelled that outing on CBS End of last 3+day D/N game for 15 years (WSC, SCG) Joanne Carner wins LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament February 5 Costliest single periodical ad, $3.2 million, Gulf + Western in Time Sears Radio Theater premieres on CBS February 6 Supreme court of Lahore affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto February 7 Colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumedienne in Algeria Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for WI vs. India at Kanpur Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC February 8 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 9 21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey ABC airs "Heroes of Rock N Roll" special Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind" Nigeria amends constitution February 10 Border is named 12th man for Australia, only Test Cricket he missed "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart peaks at #1 February 11 43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation Iran's premier Bakhtiar resigns, Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres in New York City "They're Playing Our Song" opens at Imperial New York City for 1082 performances February 12 Kosmos 1076, 1st Soviet oceanographic satellite, launched February 13 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm February 14 "Whoopee!" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 204 performances February 15 21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey wins Paul Shirley (21) of Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours 40 minutes Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 16 George Harrison releases "Blow Away" U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. February 17 China invades Vietnam Eric Heiden equals skating world record 1000m (1:14.99) February 18 -52 degrees F (-47 degrees C), Old Forge, New York (state record) Amy Alcott wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic Miniseries "Roots: Next Generations" premieres on ABC TV NASA launches space vehicle S-202 President Zia ur-Rahmans National Party wins elections in Bangladesh Snow falls in Sahara Desert February 20 "Comin' Uptown" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 45 performances February 21 2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite and Corsa-B (550/580 km) February 22 Billy Martin named manager of Oakland A's Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Primate and Cat Building is dedicated St. Lucia gains independence from Britain February 23 Frank Peterson, Jr. named 1st black general in Marine Corps George Harrison releases "George Harrison" album "Sarava" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 140 performances February 24 Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford, Texas War between North and South Yemen begins February 25 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic Soyuz 32 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station is launched February 26 Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US February 28 Ernest Thompson's "On Golden Pond," premieres in New York City March 1 "Sweeney Todd" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 557 performances March 4 200th episode of "All in the Family" "Grand Tour" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 61 performances Sally Little wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic U.S. Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings March 5 Voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles) March 7 Baseball exhibition season opens with semipro and amateur umpires Warren Giles and Hack Wilson selected to baseball Hall of Fame March 8 1st extraterrestrial volcano discovered on Io, a satellite of Jupiter 5th People's Choice Awards China withdraws invasion troops from Vietnam Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale March 9 Bowie Kuhn orders baseball to give equal access to female reporters France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island March 11 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sunstar Golf Classic Randy Hold receives 67 minutes in penalties in a 60 minutes NHL hockey game March 13 European Monetary System is established, ECU created Gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement Isle's Mike Bossy's 5th career hat trick March 15 Apparat releases Newdos + 2.1 for Radio Shack's TRS-80 Isle's Bryan Trottier's 5th career hat trick Sarfraz takes 9-86 at MCG as Australia lose 7-5 to lose the Test March 16 CBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney March 17 Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by N Linichuk and G Karponosov U.S.S.R. Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Tai Babilonia and R Gardner USA Men's Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Linda Fratianne March 18 Battles between Kurds and Iranians break in Sananday Iran Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic "On the 20th Century" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 460 performances March 19 House of Representatives begins live television broadcasts via C-SPAN March 20 Columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center March 21 Egyptian Parliament unanimously approve peace treaty with Israel March 22 Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers) March 23 Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight boxing title Wings release "Goodnight Tonight" March 24 10 rebounds and 10 assists, as the Spartans cruise to a 101-67 by Earvin "Magic" Johnson registers triple-double 29 pts 1st appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes "Ballroom" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 116 performances Columbia flown on carrier aircraft lands at Kennedy Space Center March 25 Major riot at Bourda prevents day's play in WSC Supertest Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sahara National Pro-Am Golf Tournament March 26 41st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Michigan State beats Indiana State. 75-64 Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat sign peace treaty in Washington D.C. Michigan State Spartans snaps Indiana State's 33-game win streak Padres and Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it March 27 Supreme Court rules, 8-1, police can't randomly stop cars March 28 British government of Callaghan falls Lazarus and Vosburgh's "Day in Hollywood and night in Ukraine," premieres Major nuclear accident at 3 Mile Island, Middletown, Pennsylvania (no deaths) March 29 Andrew Hilditch given out handled the ball vs. Pakistan at WACA Caryl Churchill's "Cloud Nine," premieres in London Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy Last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad April 1 Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah Joanne Carner wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open April 2 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin visits President Sadat in Cairo April 3 Belgium's Martens government forms Jane Byrne, elected 1st woman mayor of Chicago, Illinois April 5 Baltimore manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper Ex-premier Pol Jar flees out of Cambodia April 6 Rod Stewart and Alana Collins wed April 7 Henri La Mothe dives 28' into 12 3/8" of water Houston Astro Ken Forsch no-hits Atlanta Braves, 6-0 Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against Flyers April 8 204th and final episode of "All in the Family" 8th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Post "Carmelina" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 17 performances People's Republic of China joins IOC April 9 51st Academy Awards - "Deer Hunter," Jon Voight and Jane Fonda win Longest doubles ping-pong match of 101 hours, begins April 10 J. 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Richard throws major league record 6 wild pitches in Astrodome Soyuz 33 launched with a Russian and a Bulgarian April 11 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin overthrown; Tanzania takes Kampala April 12 Soyuz 33 returns to Earth April 13 Christian Turks occupy St. Jansbasiliek Longest doubles ping-pong match ends after 101 hours Yusuf Lule becomes premier of Uganda April 14 Susan Horvath, of Penn, crowned America's Young Woman of the Year April 15 43rd Golf Masters Championship: Fuzzy Zoeller wins, shooting a 280 April 16 15th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yankees and Mets tie 1-1 83rd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:27 8th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:35:15 Failed Palestinian attack on Zaventem Airport in Belgium Pulitzer prize awarded to Sam Shepard for "Buried child" April 17 Brian Clark's "Whose Life is it Anyway?," premieres in London April 18 Major Haddad declares South-Lebanon independent "Real People" premieres on NBC TV April 19 Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yankees Goose Gossage and Cliff Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his left thumb April 21 "Carmelina" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 17 performances April 22 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf Tournament Mick Jaggar and Keith Richards give a benefit concert in Canada April 24 Rhodesian bishop Muzorewa wins general election April 25 Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt goes into effect "Rock 'n Roll High Schools" premieres April 27 George Harrison releases "Love Comes to Everyone" April 29 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic April 30 Mary Therese Friel, New York, crowned 28th Miss USA May 1 Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel Home rule introduced to Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) Marshall Islands (in Pacific) become self-governing May 2 14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers and Barbara Mandrell "Quadrophenia" premieres in London May 3 Bobby Bonds hits his 300th home run (2nd to have 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases) Margaret Thatcher becomes the 1st woman prime minister of Great Britain Martin Sherman's "Bent," premieres in London May 4 Jackie Mercer wins her 4th golf title 31 years after her 1st NASA launches Fltsatcom-2 May 5 105th Kentucky Derby: Ron Franklin on Spectacular Bid wins in 2:02.4 Masterpiece Radio Theater begins broadcasting Voyager 1 passes Jupiter May 6 Fred Markham set a bicycle speed record of 818 kph over 200 m Louis LaRusso II's "Knockout," premieres in New York City Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. May 7 5th UNCTAD-conference opens in Manila Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland) May 8 Radio Shack releases TRSDOS 2.3 May 9 U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons May 10 Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing John McMullen becomes CEO of Houston Astros Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hours, 28 minutes, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka May 12 Chris Evert's 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end May 13 Sandra Post wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament Shah and family sentenced to death in Teheran "Utter Glory... Morrissey Hall" opens and closes at Mark Hellinger New York City May 16 FC Barcelona wins 19th Europe Cup II in Basel NL approves Astros sales from Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19M May 17 12 degrees F, on top of Mauna Kea, Hawaii (state record) Emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 home runs May 19 105th Preakness: Ron Franklin aboard Spectacular Bid wins in 1:54.2 Guitarist Eric Clapton marries Patti Boyd "In The Navy" by Village People hits #3 May 20 "I Love My Wife" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 864 performances Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic May 21 Dan White convicted of manslaughter death of San Francisco mayor Moscone Elton John becomes 1st western rocker to perform live in U.S.S.R. National Volksraad installed in Namibia Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 1 May 22 Canadians elect conservatives, Joseph Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau Commencement of 1st ICC Trophy (PNG vs. E Afr and Singapore vs. Arg) May 23 1st edition of "Wisden Cricket Monthly" Borussia Monchengladbach wins 8th UEFA Cup at Dusseldorf "Kids Are All Right" premieres Rocker Tom Petty files chapter 11 bankruptcy West-Germany elects Karl Carstens president May 24 Billy Martin issues a public apology to Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. May 25 American Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275 Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt Raul Gonzales of Mexico completes 50,000 m walk in record 3:41:38.4 May 26 Dancin' Fool by Frank Zappa hits #45 May 27 Penny Pulz wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic Pope John Paul ordains John J O'Conner as a bishop May 28 European Market accepts Greece as member May 29 Bishop Abel Muzorewa is sworn in as Zimbabwe's 1st black PM Radio's 1st rock network "Source" premieres May 30 Nottingham Forrest wins 24th Europe Cup 1 at Munich Pat Underwood makes his pitching debut for Detroit beats brother Tom Percom Data Company Inc release Microdos for Radio Shack's TRS-80 Ted Coombs begins a 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City May 31 "I Remember Mama" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 108 performances Radio City Music Hall (New York City) reopens Zimbabwe proclaims independence June 1 33rd NBA Championship: Sea Supersonics beat Washington Bullets, 4 games to 1 Rhodesian bishop Able Muzorewa becomes premier Ted Coombs began a 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City Wings release "Old Siam, Sir" June 2 John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit a communist country (Poland) NASA launches space vehicle S-198 Pope John Paul II visits Poland June 3 33rd Tony Awards: Elephant Man and Sweeny Todd win Ex-president Idi Amin of Uganda flees to Libya Ixtoc I rig in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled, world's worst oil spillage "Madwoman of Central Park West" opens on Broadway Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship June 4 South African President Vorster resigns due to scandal Sri Lanka forfeit ICC Trophy game vs Israel for political reasons June 5 Seychelles adopts constitution June 6 200th running of horse's Derby in England Royal Air force receives 1st F-16 Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 home runs in the majors June 7 52nd National Spelling Bee: Katie Kerwin wins spelling maculature Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched Portugal government of Mota Pinto resigns Rocker Chuck Berry is charged with tax evasion June 8 Mariners draft Al Chambers #1 "The Source," 1st computer public information service, goes on-line Wings release "Back to the Egg" album June 9 111th Belmont: Ruben Hernandez aboard Coastal wins in 2:28.6 49th French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats Wendy Turnbull (62 60) Michael Cairney topples a record row of 169,713 dominoes Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for 1st and last time Willie Horton is honored at Seattle's Kingdome June 10 25th LPGA Championship won by Donna Caponi Young 49th French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Victor Pecci (63 61 67 64) Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play, 5-4-3 vs. Cleveland Pope John Paul II visits Poland June 11 Chuck Berry pleads guilty to income tax evasion, sentenced to 4 months June 12 Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel in a human-powered aircraft; flight took 2 hours, 49 minutes Kevin St. Onge throws a playing card a record 185' Opening ceremony at Cambridge Buddhist Association meditation in Boston Sanista occupies parts of Managua Tigers fire manager Les Moss, hiring Sparky Anderson June 13 "Madwoman of Central Park West" opens at 22 Steps New York City for 86 performances Sioux nation receives $100 million in compensation for Black Hills, South Dakota June 14 Canada all out 45 in Cricket World Cup vs. England, in 40 3 overs New York Giants Willie McCovey 513th home run is an NL lefty record Rock group "Little Feat" disbands June 15 1st space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds June 16 Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit "Logical Song" by Supertramp peaks at #6 Moslem Brotherhood kills 62 sheiks in Aleppo, Syria June 17 79th U.S. Golf Open: Hale Irwin shoots a 284 at Inverness Club in Toledo Jane Blalock wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament "Sarava" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 140 performances June 18 Billy Martin becomes Yankee manager (2nd time), replacing Bob Lemon President Carter and Leonid I Brezhnev sign SALT 2 treaty Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset June 19 In New York 36,211 show up to witness return of Billy Martin as Yank manager Mali's constitution goes into effect June 21 Sri Lanka beat Canada by 60 runs to win the 1st ICC Trophy June 22 Larry Holmes TKOs Mike Weaver in 12 for heavyweight boxing title Little Richard quits rock and roll for religious pursuit Pro Football Researchers Association forms, Canton, Ohio June 23 Charlie Daniels Band releases "Devil Went Down to Georgia" Rock group, the Knack releases "My Sharona" West Indies beat England by 92 runs to win Cricket World Cup June 24 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open Rickey Henderson debuts for Oakland and steals his 1st base June 25 Failed attack on NATO commander Haig in Obourg, Belgium "Got Tu Go Disco" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 8 performances June 26 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final Rocker Nigel Olsson runs a stop sign, crashes and kills a driver June 27 Muhammad Ali retires as boxing champ Supreme Court rules employers may use quotas to help minorities June 28 OPEC raises oil prices 24 percent June 29 "Moonraker" premieres in U.S. San Diego Chicken reborn at Jack Murphy Stadium June 30 "Got To Go Disco" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 8 performances Johnny Rotten and Joan Collins appear together on BBC's Juke Box Jury July 1 Stampede Pass, Washington is covered with 6" of snow Vicki Fergon wins LPGA Lady Stroh's Golf Open July 2 Susan B. Anthony dollar is issued, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman July 4 Algerian ex-president Ben Bella freed July 6 86th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Chris Evert (64 64) IRA-bomb explodes in British consulate in Antwerp July 7 93rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats R Tanner (67 61 36 63 64) U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. July 8 Congo adopts constitution Don Martina's MAN party wins election in Dutch Antilles Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic Voyager 2 takes 1st ever photo of Jupiter's satellite Adrastea (J14) July 9 Dr. Walter Massey named director of Argonne national Lab Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter July 10 Chuck Berry sentenced to 4 months for $200,000 in tax evasion July 11 U.S. Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia and disintegrates July 12 "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild and causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to Tigers Ian Palce joins Whitesnake Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands) declares independence from U.K. July 13 California's Nolan Ryan and Boston's Steve Renko each lose no-hitters in 9th George Harrison releases "Faster" July 14 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test July 15 34th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jerilyn Britz Morarji Desai resigns as premier of India July 16 Premier/president al-Bakr of Iraq is succeeded by Saddam Hussein July 17 50th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-6 at Kingdome, Seattle All star MVP: Dave Parker (Pittsburgh Pirates) David Gower 200* in England score of 5-633 vs. India at Edgbaston Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza flees to Miami Sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo Simone Veil becomes chairman of European Parliament July 18 Gold hits record $303.85 an ounce in London U.S.S.R. performs nuclear Test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. July 19 2 supertankers collide off Tobago - 260,000 TONS of oil spill Maritza Sayalero, 18, of Venezuela, crowned 28th Miss Universe Nicaragua Liberation Day; Sandinistas take over from Somoza July 20 44-kg Newfoundland dog pulls 2293-kg load, Bothell, Wash July 21 108th British Golf Open: Seve Ballesteros shoots a 283 at Royal Lytham National Women's Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, New York) dedicated July 22 Pat Meyers wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic July 23 George Brett gets his 1,000th hit July 24 President Carter names Paul Volcker, President of Federal Reserves Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th home run July 25 109 cm rainfall at Alvin Texas (state record) July 26 Estimated 109 cm (43") of rain falls in Alvin, Texas (national record) July 27 "Broadway Opry '79" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 6 performances France performs nuclear Test July 28 Dave Kingman becomes 6th to have a 2nd 3 home run game France performs nuclear Test July 29 7th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Amy Alcott July 31 "But Never Jam Today" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 7 performances August 1 Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo forms government in Portugal August 2 "Broadway Opry '79" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 6 performances Gilda Radner Live From New York opens on Broadway August 3 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 4 Italian government of Cossiga begins U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. August 5 "But Never Jam Today" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 7 performances Government of Mauretania signs peace treaty with Polisario Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Colgate European Golf Open Phillies Pete Rose collects NL record 2,427th career single Varetta Shankle (Miss), crowned 12th Miss Black America Willie Mays, Warren Giles, and Hack Wilson inducted in Hall of Fame August 6 61st PGA Championship: David Graham shoots a 272 at Oakland Hills, Michigan Marcus Hooper, 12, is youngest person to swim English Channel August 8 Iraqi president Saddam Hussein executes 22 political opponents August 9 English seaside resort Brighton gets 1st British nude beach August 10 Ecuador adopts its constitution Wings release "Getting Closer" and "Baby's Request" August 11 28 degrees F in Embarrass Minnesota Phillies Tug McGraw gives up record 4th grand slam of year August 12 Iran press censors start massive book burnings Judy wins LPGA WUI Golf Classic Rankin "Whoopee!" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 204 performances August 13 Lou Brock, is 14th to get 3,000 hits August 14 Rainbow seen in Northern Wales for a 3 hours duration August 15 Andrew Young resigns as United Nations ambassador August 17 2 Russian passenger planes collide above Ukraine, 173 killed Monty Python's "Life of Brian" premieres August 18 Iran Ayatollah Khomeini demands Saint War against Kurds Nick Lowe marries singer Carlene Carter U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. August 19 Crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight "My Sharonna" by the Knack hits #1 (stays for 42 days) Sally wins LPGA Barth Golf Classic Little Soviet Cosmonauts Vladimir Lyakov and Valery Ryumin returned to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 after a record 175 days in space August 20 India premier Charan Singh resigns Singer Vikki Carr and Michael Nilsson wed August 21 Mets win a protested game against Astros, 5-0 August 22 200 black leaders, meet in New York, to support Andrew Young August 23 Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in New York City Iran army opens offensive against Kurds August 24 Cars play concert in New York Central Park NFL fans (60,916) choose old Patriots logo over new U.N.'s Vienna office begins issuing postage stamps August 25 California Angels trounce Toronto Blue Jays, 24-2 "Madwoman of Central Park West" closes at 22 Steps New York City after 86 performances Somali adopts constitution August 26 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic August 27 18 British militia die in ambush/bomb attack in Northern Ireland August 28 IRA bomb explodes on Brussels Great Market Train crash at Nijmegen, 7 die August 29 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Sheridan Broadcasting Corp purchases Mutual Black Network August 30 1st recorded occurrance-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs) Ian Botham makes 1000 runs/100 wkts in Tests in his 21st match Kathy Horvath (14y5d) is youngest to play in U.S. Tennis Open, she loses President Carter attacked by a rabbit on a canoe trip in Plains Ga Wildest U.S. Tennis Open match, McEnroe defeats Ilie Nastase 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Nastase was defaulted by the umpire then reinstated August 31 16 yr old Tracy Austin defeats 14 yr old Andrea Jaeger at U.S. Open Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels collides with Sun Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as United Nations ambassador Phillies replaces manager Danny Ozark with Dallas Green September 1 Debbie Boone and Gabriel Ferrer wed in Los Angeles L.A. Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings September 2 79th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Mark O'Meara "I Remember Mama" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 108 performances September 3 Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000 Iran army conquerors Mahabad Jerry Lewis' 14th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,000,000 Jo Ann Washam wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic September 4 India need 438 to win vs. England, game ends at 8-429 Iran army conquerors Baneh September 5 A's Matt Keough A's beats Brewers 6-1 for 1st win after 14 straight losses, ended 1978 with 4 loses (1 shy of the record 19) Canada puts its 1st gold bullion coin on sale Earl of Mountbatten funeral held in Burma Iran army occupies Piranshahr Roscoe Tanner fires 11 aces, breaks the net with his bullet serve and upsets top-seeded Bjorn Borg in U.S. Tennis Open quarterfinals September 6 "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 578 performances September 7 5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, New York September 8 Cheryl Prewitt of Mississippi, 22, crowned 52nd Miss America 1980 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 9 31st Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ron Leibman and Ruth Gordon 93rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Tracy Austin beats C E Lloyd Mills (64 63) 99th U.S. Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis (75 63 63) Sally Little wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic Sid Bernstein offers $ billion for a Beatle reunion Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) weds Fouzia Ali at Kensington Mosque September 10 3 Puerto Rican nationalists who attempted to kill Truman are freed September 12 Carl Yastrzemski, is 15th to get 3,000 hits Hurricane Frederick hits Mobile Alabama; 5 die and $23 million damage Indiana Pacers cut Ann Meyers, 1st woman on an NBA club September 13 China performs nuclear test South Africa grants Venda independence (Not recognized out of South Africa) September 14 Theodore Coombs completes 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City and back to Yates Center, Ks U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. September 15 Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL and NL (Astros) U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. September 16 23rd Ryder Cup: U.S., 17-11 at Greenbrier Catfish Hunter Day at Yankee Stadium Coup in Afghanistan under Hafizullah Amin KC's Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park home run (most since 1925) Nancy Lopez/JoAnn Washam wins Portland- Ping Team Golf Championship U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test September 17 Pietro Mennea runs world record 200 m (19.72") Royals George Brett is 6th to have 20 doubles/triples/home runs in a season September 18 Bolshoi Ballet dancers Leonid and Valentina Kozlov defect Steven Lachs, appointed California's 1st admittedly gay judge The Who opens New York City concerts at MSG September 19 No Nukes Concert at MSG includes Springsteen and Crosby, Stills and Nash September 20 Coup in Central African Rep: David Dacko overthrows emperor Bokassa I Jose E dod Santos becomes president of Angola NASA launches HEAO September 22 Israel performs nuclear test at Indian Ocean Larry Parrish (Expos) home runs off Rawly Eastwick (Phillies) in DH September 23 Jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, New York City Sandra Post wins LPGA ERA Real Estate Golf Classic Somali constitution approved by president St. Louis legend Lou Brock steals 938th and final base of his career September 24 CompuServe began operation as 1st computer information service Ghana adopts constitution Pete Rose reaches 200 hits in a season for 10th time Russian ice skaters Protopopov and Beloussova ask for asylum in Switzerland U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. September 25 California Angels win their 1st NL West pennant "Evita" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 1568 performances September 26 1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 27 Congress' final approval to create Department of Education Elton John, sick with flu, collapses at the Hollywood Universal Ampitheater U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. September 28 Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shaver in 11 for heavyweight boxing title September 29 "Ain't That A Shame" by Cheap Trick peaks at #35 Astros' J R Richard strikes out NL season righty record of 313 "Bad Case Of Loving You" by Robert Palmer peaks at #14 "Boom Boom (Out Go Lights)" by Pat Travers peaks at #56 "Born To Be Alive" by Patrick Hernandez peaks at #16 "Cruel To Be Kind" by Nick Lowe peaks at #12 "Different Worlds" by Maureen McGovern peaks at #18 "Driver's Seat" by Sniff 'n' the Tears peaks at #15 "Girls Talk" by Dave Edmunds peaks at #65 Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong John Huston's "Wine Blood" premieres at New York Film Festival "Lonesome Loser" by Little River Band peaks at #6 Los Angeles Dodger Manny Mota hits record 146th pinch hit "Message In A Bottle" by Police peaks at #1 in UK Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit Ireland "What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'" by Stephanie Mills peaks at #22 September 30 Milwaukee Brewers lose 5-0 ending 213 straight games without a shutout Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mary Kay Golf Classic October 1 Nigeria adopts constitution, Alhaji Shagari becomes president Pope John Paul II begins visit of US RKO radio network begins operation U.S. returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years October 4 Hugh Leonards "Life," premieres in Dublin U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test October 6 Harry Drake set long distance footbow shot record of 2,006 yards 1'9" Pope John Paul II is 1st Pope to visit White House October 7 "1940's Radio Hour" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 105 performances Cleveland Browns' Dino Hall sets club records with 9 kickoff returns Debbie Massey wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic "Eubie!" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 439 performances U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test October 8 J McHugh and A Malvin's musical "Sugar Babies," premieres in New York City "Sugar Babies" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 1208 performances October 9 Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut October 10 Fleetwood Mac gets a star in Hollywood Nordiques' Real Cloutier sets NHL record of a hat trick in 1st game Panama assumes sovereignty over Canal Area (ie Canal Zone) Recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City October 11 Allan McLeod Cormack and Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield win Nobel Prize for medicine for developing CAT scan East Germany frees dissidents Rudolf Bahro and Nico Hubner "Most Happy Fella" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 53 performances October 12 Pressure in nucleus of tropical cyclone at Guam hits record 870 hpa October 14 100,000 demonstrate in Bonn against nuclear energy Amy Alcott wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic Flyers start 35 game unbeaten streak beating Toronto 4-3 NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal October 15 1st Monday night game from New York City, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad) Chinese premier Hwa Kwofeng visits Paris Military coup in El Salvador: president/general Carlos Romero flees New York Knicks retire 2nd number, # 10, Walt Frazier October 17 "Beatlemania" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 920 performances D Bautista of Mexico completes 20,000 m walk in record 1:20:06.8 Mother Teresa of India, awarded Nobel Peace Prize Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series President Carter signs legislation creating Department of Education October 18 "Beatlemania" opens in London Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini orders mass executions to stop U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. October 20 Bob Dylan appears on SNL John F. Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston John Tate beats Gerrie Coetze in 15 for heavyweight boxing title October 21 10th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:42 9th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:33 Greta Weitz wins woman participation in New York City marathon (02:27:33) Israeli minister of Foreign affairs Moshe Dayan resigns Ozzie Newsome begins NFL streak of 150 consecutive game receptions October 22 Deposed Shah of Iran arrives in New York for medical treatment "One Mo' Time" with Vernel Bagners premieres in New York City Walt Disney World's 100-millionth guest October 23 Billy Martin is involved in a barroom altercation with Joseph Cooper, a Minnesota marshmallow salesman. Cooper requires 15 stitches October 24 Billy Martin punches a marshmallow salesman, puts job in jeopardy Guinness Book of Records presents Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc October 25 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test October 27 Islanders score 2 goals within 6 seconds 3 goals within 44 seconds St. Vincent and Grenadines becomes independent of U.K. (National Day) Voluntary Euthanasia Society publishes how-to-do-it suicide guide October 28 Dick Howser (best Yank manager win-lost percentage .636) replaces Billy Martin U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. October 29 Billy Martin fired as Yankee manager (2nd time) Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Colgate Far East Golf Open October 30 NASA launches space vehicle S-203 Richard Arrington elected mayor of Birmingham October 31 Mike Flanagan, wins AL Cy Young Award U.S. DC-10 crashes at Mexico-City, 74 killed November 1 A. L. Webber musical "Joseph and Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," premieres Bolivia military coup under General Busch, President Guevara flees Edward Bennett Williams buys Orioles from Hoffberger for $12.3 million Federal government makes a $1.5 billion loan to Chrysler Tanker Burmah Agate off Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 10.7 m gallons of oil, in US's worst oil spill disaster November 2 Peter Shaffers musical "Amadeus," premieres in London November 3 5 mortally wounded during anti-Ku Klux Klan demonstration in NC 63 Americans taken hostage at U.S. Embassy (Teheran, Iran) Amy Alcott wins LPGA Mizuno Japan Golf Classic Marocco offensive against Polisario November 4 500 Iranian "students" seize U.S. embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days) November 5 Iran government of Bazargan resigns Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini declares U.S. The Great Satan November 6 Ayatolla Khomeini takes over in Iran November 7 Cub reliever Bruce Sutter wins NL Cy Young Award November 8 ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline") Bernard Slade's "Romantic Comedy," premieres in New York City November 11 Boston Court issues occupancy permit for Cambridge Buddhist Center November 12 President Carter announces immediate halt to all imports of Iranian oil Tony Franklin of Philadelphia Eagles kicks 59-yard field goal U.S. halts Iranian oil imports and freezes Iranian assets November 13 British newspaper "Times" resumes publishing after 1 year Ronald Reagan in New York announces his candidacy for president Willie Stargell and Keith Hernandez share NL MVP Award NL November 14 California's Don Baylor, wins AL MVP November 15 ABC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage British government identifies Sir Anthony Blunt as 4th man in Soviet spy ring November 16 Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas" November 17 Daniel Okrent sketches out 1st draft rules for Rotisserie Baseball Khomeini frees most black and female U.S. hostages New York Stars (WBL) home opener at MSG in New York City On a flight to Austin, TX, Daniel Okrent sketches out the first November 18 Ayatollah Khomeini charges U.S. ambassador/embassy espionage November 19 Astros sign Nolan Ryan, to record 4 year, $4.5 million contract November 20 Sji'ieten occupies great mosque of Mecca, 100s killed U.S.'s 1st artificial blood transfusion occurs at University of Minnesota Hospital November 21 Crowd at Islamabad, Pakistan attack U.S. embassy, 1 dies November 23 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks November 24 Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders U.S. admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange November 25 67th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 17-9 American Airlines DC-10 crashes on takeoff from Chicago, kills 275 Israel returns Alma oilfields in Gulf of Suez to Egypt "Most Happy Fella" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 53 performances Pittsburgh gains 606 net yards against Cleveland, winning 33-30 November 26 International Olympic Committee votes to readmit China Twins John Castino and Jays Alfredo Griffin tie for AL Rookie of Year November 27 1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia vs. WI at SCG November 28 Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes into Mount Erebus on Antarctica kills 257 "King of Schnorrers" opens at Playhouse Theater New York City for 63 performances Los Angeles Dodger Rick Sutcliffe wins NL Rookie of Year November 29 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 30 Ted Koppel becomes anchor of nightly news on Iranian Hostages (ABC) U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. December 2 Crowds attack U.S. embassy at Tripoli Libya Foots Walker becomes 1st Cleveland Cavalier to score a triple-double U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. December 3 45th Heisman Trophy Award: Charles White, Southern California (RB) Christies auctions a thimble for a record $18,400 Iran accepts constitution December 4 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 7, Bingo Smith Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero) December 5 Ireland premier Jack Lynch resigns December 9 Murle Breer/Dave Eichelberger wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic December 10 Piet Dankert appointed as chairman of European Parliament December 11 Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) December 12 Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce Rhodesia becomes independent nation of Zimbabwe December 13 "Oklahoma!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 301 performances Strikes against price increases in Gdansk Poland December 14 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site December 15 Deposed Shah of Iran leaves U.S. for Panama World Court in Hague rules Iran should relase all U.S. hostages December 16 68th Davis Cup: USA beats Italy in San Francisco (5-0) Quarterback Roger Staubach's last regular season game with the Dallas Cowboys December 17 Budweiser rocket car reaches 1190 kph December 18 Stanley Barrett 1st to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) December 21 Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. Zimbabwe adopts constitution December 23 New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R. December 24 1st Ariane-rocket launched December 25 Opening day of 4th Test Cricket, India 8-112 vs. Pakistan at Kanpur U.S.S.R. airlifts invasionary army to Afghanistan December 27 "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown December 29 Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum December 30 Rock group, Emerson, Lake and Palmer break up Togo adopts constitution December 31 Winterland Rock Concert Hall in San Francisco closes after 556 concerts
