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List of events
Events from the year 1979 in the United States .
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors and
lieutenant governors
Governors
Governor of Alabama :
George Wallace (
Democratic ) (until January 15),
Fob James (
Democratic ) (starting January 15)
Governor of Alaska :
Jay Hammond (
Republican )
Governor of Arizona :
Bruce Babbitt (
Democratic )
Governor of Arkansas :
Governor of California :
Jerry Brown (
Democratic )
Governor of Colorado :
Richard Lamm (
Democratic )
Governor of Connecticut :
Ella T. Grasso (
Democratic )
Governor of Delaware :
Pierre S. du Pont, IV (
Republican )
Governor of Florida :
Reubin Askew (
Democratic ) (until January 2),
Bob Graham (
Democratic ) (starting January 2)
Governor of Georgia :
George Busbee (
Democratic )
Governor of Hawaii :
George Ariyoshi (
Democratic )
Governor of Idaho :
John V. Evans (
Democratic )
Governor of Illinois :
James R. Thompson (
Republican )
Governor of Indiana :
Otis R. Bowen (
Republican )
Governor of Iowa :
Robert D. Ray (
Republican )
Governor of Kansas :
Robert F. Bennett (
Republican ) (until January 8),
John W. Carlin (
Democratic ) (starting January 8)
Governor of Kentucky :
Julian M. Carroll (
Democratic ) (until December 11),
John Y. Brown Jr. (
Democratic ) (starting December 11)
Governor of Louisiana :
Edwin W. Edwards (
Democratic )
Governor of Maine :
James B. Longley (
Independent ) (until January 3),
Joseph E. Brennan (
Democratic ) (starting January 3)
Governor of Maryland :
Marvin Mandel (
Democratic ) (until January 17),
Harry R. Hughes (
Democratic ) (starting January 17)
Governor of Massachusetts :
Michael Dukakis (
Democratic ) (until January 4),
Edward J. King (
Democratic ) (starting January 4)
Governor of Michigan :
William Milliken (
Republican )
Governor of Minnesota :
Rudy Perpich (
Democratic ) (until January 4),
Al Quie (
Republican ) (starting January 4)
Governor of Mississippi :
Cliff Finch (
Democratic )
Governor of Missouri :
Joseph P. Teasdale (
Democratic )
Governor of Montana :
Thomas Lee Judge (
Democratic )
Governor of Nebraska :
J. James Exon (
Democratic ) (until January 4),
Charles Thone (
Republican ) (starting January 4)
Governor of Nevada :
Mike O'Callaghan (
Democratic ) (until January 1),
Robert List (
Republican ) (starting January 1)
Governor of New Hampshire :
Meldrim Thomson Jr. (
Republican ) (until January 4),
Hugh J. Gallen (
Democratic ) (starting January 4)
Governor of New Jersey :
Brendan Byrne (
Democratic )
Governor of New Mexico :
Jerry Apodaca (
Democratic ) (until January 1),
Bruce King (
Democratic ) (starting January 1)
Governor of New York :
Hugh Carey (
Democratic )
Governor of North Carolina :
Jim Hunt (
Democratic )
Governor of North Dakota :
Arthur A. Link (
Democratic )
Governor of Ohio :
Jim Rhodes (
Republican )
Governor of Oklahoma :
David L. Boren (
Democratic ) (until January 8),
George Nigh (
Democratic ) (starting January 8)
Governor of Oregon :
Robert W. Straub (
Democratic ) (until January 8),
Victor G. Atiyeh (
Republican ) (starting January 8)
Governor of Pennsylvania :
Milton Shapp (
Democratic ) (until January 16),
Dick Thornburgh (
Republican ) (starting January 16)
Governor of Rhode Island :
J. Joseph Garrahy (
Democratic )
Governor of South Carolina :
James B. Edwards (
Republican ) (until January 10),
Richard Riley (
Democratic ) (starting January 10)
Governor of South Dakota :
Harvey L. Wollman (
Democratic ) (until January 1),
William J. Janklow (
Republican ) (starting January 1)
Governor of Tennessee :
Ray Blanton (
Democratic ) (until January 17),
Lamar Alexander (
Republican ) (starting January 17)
Governor of Texas :
Dolph Briscoe (
Democratic ) (until January 16),
Bill Clements (
Republican ) (starting January 16)
Governor of Utah :
Scott M. Matheson (
Democratic )
Governor of Vermont :
Richard A. Snelling (
Republican )
Governor of Virginia :
John N. Dalton (
Republican )
Governor of Washington :
Dixy Lee Ray (
Democratic )
Governor of West Virginia :
Jay Rockefeller (
Democratic )
Governor of Wisconsin :
Martin J. Schreiber (
Democratic ) (until January 3),
Lee S. Dreyfus (
Republican ) (starting January 3)
Governor of Wyoming :
Edgar J. Herschler (
Democratic )
Lieutenant governors
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama :
Jere Beasley (
Democratic ) (until January 15),
George McMillan (
Democratic ) (starting January 15)
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska :
Terry Miller (
Republican )
Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas :
Joe Purcell (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of California :
Mervyn M. Dymally (
Democratic ) (until January 8),
Mike Curb (
Republican ) (starting January 8)
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado :
George L. Brown (
Democratic ) (until January 10),
Nancy E. Dick (
Democratic ) (starting January 10)
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut :
Robert K. Killian (
Democratic ) (until January 3),
William A. O'Neill (
Democratic ) (starting January 3)
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware :
James D. McGinnis (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of Florida :
J.H. Williams (
Democratic ) (until January 2),
Wayne Mixson (
Democratic ) (starting January 2)
Lieutenant Governor of Georgia :
Zell Miller (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii :
Jean King (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of Idaho :
William J. Murphy (
Democratic ) (until January 1),
Phil Batt (
Democratic ) (starting January 1)
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois :
Dave O'Neal (
Republican )
Lieutenant Governor of Indiana :
Robert D. Orr (
Republican )
Lieutenant Governor of Iowa :
Arthur A. Neu (
Republican ) (until January 12),
Terry E. Branstad (
Republican ) (starting January 12)
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas :
Shelby Smith (
Republican ) (until January 8),
Paul V. Dugan (
Democratic ) (starting January 8)
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky :
Thelma Stovall (
Democratic ) (until December 11),
Martha Layne Collins (
Democratic ) (starting December 11)
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana :
Jimmy Fitzmorris (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland :
Blair Lee III (political party unknown) (until January 17),
Samuel Bogley (
Democratic ) (starting January 17)
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts :
Thomas P. O'Neill III (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of Michigan :
James Damman (
Republican ) (until month and day unknown),
James H. Brickley (
Republican ) (starting month and day unknown)
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota :
Alec G. Olson (
Democratic ) (until January 3),
Lou Wangberg (
Republican ) (starting January 3)
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi :
Evelyn Gandy (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri :
William C. Phelps (
Republican )
Lieutenant Governor of Montana :
Ted Schwinden (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska :
Gerald T. Whelan (
Democratic ) (until month and day unknown),
Roland A. Luedtke (
Republican ) (starting month and day unknown)
Lieutenant Governor of Nevada :
Robert E. Rose (
Democratic ) (until January 1),
Myron E. Leavitt (
Democratic ) (starting January 1)
Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico :
Robert E. Ferguson (
Democratic ) (until January 1),
Roberto Mondragón (
Democratic ) (starting January 1)
Lieutenant Governor of New York :
Mario Cuomo (
Democratic ) (starting January 1)
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina :
James C. Green (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota :
Wayne G. Sanstead (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio :
Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma :
George Nigh (
Democratic ) (until January 3),
Spencer Bernard (
Democratic ) (starting January 3)
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania :
Ernest P. Kline (
Democratic ) (until January 16),
William Scranton, III (
Republican ) (starting January 16)
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island :
Thomas R. DiLuglio (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina :
W. Brantley Harvey Jr. (
Democratic ) (until January 10),
Nancy Stevenson (
Democratic ) (starting January 10)
Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota : vacant (until January 1),
Lowell C. Hansen II (
Republican ) (starting January 1)
Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee :
John S. Wilder (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of Texas :
William P. Hobby Jr. (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of Utah :
David Smith Monson (
Republican )
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont :
T. Garry Buckley (
Republican ) (until January 10),
Madeleine M. Kunin (
Democratic ) (starting January 10)
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia :
Chuck Robb (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of Washington :
John Cherberg (
Democratic )
Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin :
Martin J. Schreiber (
Democratic ) (until January 3),
Russell A. Olson (
Republican ) (starting January 3)
Events
January
January 1 – The United States and the
People's Republic of China establish full
diplomatic relations .
January 4 – The State of
Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of those who were dead or injured from the
Kent State shootings .
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 19 – Former U.S. Attorney General
John N. Mitchell is released on
parole after 19 months at a federal prison in Alabama.
January 21 –
Super Bowl XIII : The
Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the
Dallas Cowboys 35–31 at the
Miami Orange Bowl in
Miami ,
Florida .
January 29 –
Brenda Ann Spencer
opens fire at a school in
San Diego, California , killing two faculty members and wounding eight students. Her response to the action, “I don’t like Mondays,” inspired
the Boomtown Rats to make a
song of the same name .
January 1 to 31:
Averaged over the contiguous United States, this is the coldest month since at least 1880 with a mean temperature of 21.90 °F or −5.61 °C as against an 1895 to 1974 mean of 29.99 °F or −1.12 °C.
[1]
The maximum temperature at 31.90 °F or −0.06 °C is also the coldest on record for any month and the only occasion when the area-averaged contiguous US mean maximum has fallen below freezing.
[2]
February
March
April
April 1: President
Jimmy Carter leaving
Three Mile Island for
Middletown, Pennsylvania
April 1 –
Nickelodeon debuts on
cable television , playing children's television shows 24 hours a day.
Pinwheel , which first premiered on the channel C-3 in 1977, was one of the first shows to be broadcast on the channel.
April 2 –
Major League Baseball umpires go on strike, forcing replacements from the minor leagues, college and high school to be used for the first seven weeks of the season. Union umpires return to work May 18.
April 9 – The
51st Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by
Johnny Carson , is held at
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in
Los Angeles .
Michael Cimino 's
The Deer Hunter wins five awards, including
Best Picture and
Best Director for Cimino. The film is also tied with
Warren Beatty and
Buck Henry 's
Heaven Can Wait in receiving nine nominations each. The ceremony marks the final public appearances of actors
Jack Haley and
John Wayne ; they would both die two months later.
April 10 – A tornado hits
Wichita Falls, Texas , killing 42.
April 20 – President
Jimmy Carter is
attacked by a swamp rabbit while
fishing in his hometown of
Plains, Georgia .
April 22 – The
Albert Einstein Memorial is unveiled at the
National Academy of Sciences in
Washington, DC .
May
June
July
July 2 – The
Susan B. Anthony dollar is introduced in the U.S.
July 3 – President
Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.
July 8 –
Los Angeles passes its gay and lesbian civil rights bill.
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 – A
Disco Demolition Night publicity stunt goes awry at
Comiskey Park , forcing the
Chicago White Sox to
forfeit their game against the
Detroit Tigers . Local Rock Radio station WLUP attended the event
July 15 – President Carter speaks to Americans about ‘’a crisis of confidence.’’ The speech will come to be known as ‘’the malaise speech,’’ though Carter never used the word ‘’malaise.’’
July 17 –
Nicaraguan dictator General
Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to
Miami, Florida .
July 19 – The
Sandinista National Liberation Front concludes a successful revolutionary campaign against the U.S.-backed Somoza dictatorship and assumes power in
Nicaragua .
August
August 2 –
New York Yankees catcher and team captain
Thurman Munson is killed in an airplane crash at age 32 during touch-and-go landings in
Canton, Ohio .
August 6 – The 5.7
Coyote Lake earthquake affected the South Bay and Central Coast areas of California with a maximum
Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong ), causing 16 injuries and $500,000 in damage.
August 9 –
Raymond Washington , co-founder of the
Crips , today one of the largest, most notorious gangs in the United States, is shot and killed 5 months after his arrest for quadruple murder (his killers have not yet been identified).
August 10 –
Michael Jackson releases his first breakthrough album
Off the Wall . It sells 7 million copies in the United States alone, making it a 7x
platinum album .
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
October
November
November 1 –
Iran hostage crisis :
Iranian Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini urges his people to demonstrate on November 4 and to expand attacks on United States and
Israeli interests.
November 2 –
Assata Shakur (ne' Joanne Chesimard), a former member of Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, is liberated from a Clinton, New Jersey prison and soon shuttled off to Cuba where she remains under political asylum.
November 3 –
Greensboro massacre in
Greensboro, North Carolina , five members of the
Communist Workers Party are shot to death and seven are wounded by a group of
Klansmen and
neo-Nazis , during a "Death to the Klan" rally.
November 4 –
Iran hostage crisis begins: 3,000
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.
November 6 –
Kentucky Fried Chicken magnate and former
Boston Celtics owner
John Y. Brown Jr. is elected Governor of
Kentucky .
November 7 – U.S. Senator
Ted Kennedy announces that he will challenge President
Jimmy Carter for the 1980
Democratic presidential nomination.
November 9 – Nuclear
false alarm : the
NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in
Fort Ritchie, Maryland detected purported massive
Soviet
nuclear strike . After reviewing the raw data from satellites and checking the
early warning radars, the alert was cancelled.
[5]
November 12 –
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 .
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 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 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 four (see
Foreign relations of Pakistan ).
December
Undated
December 1, 1978 to February 28, 1979
This is the coldest winter over the contiguous US since at least 1895 with a mean temperature of 26.61 °F or −2.99 °C as against an 1895/1896 to 1973/1974 seasonal mean of 31.94 °F or −0.03 °C.
[8] Except for normally frigid upstate Maine, all of the United States was below average for the winter, an occurrence previously seen only in 1898/1899 and 1909/1910.
[9]
Both the contiguous US winter mean maximum temperature at 36.73 °F or 2.63 °C (1895/1896 to 1973/1974 mean 42.44 °F or 5.80 °C)
[10] and the minimum temperature at 16.51 °F or −8.61 °C (1895/1896 to 1973/1974 mean 21.43 °F or −5.87 °C)
[11] are the coldest since at least 1895
Ongoing
Births
January
Cristela Alonzo
Jake Shields
Aaliyah
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
February
Mena Suvari
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jordan Peele
March
Riki Lindhome
Oscar Isaac
Chris Klein
Adam Levine
Norah Jones
Jose Pablo Cantillo
March 1
March 5 –
Riki Lindhome , actress, comedian and musician
March 6
March 7 –
Julia DeMato , singer
March 8
March 9
March 10
March 11
March 12 –
Rhys Coiro , actor
March 14
March 15
March 16
March 17
March 18
March 19 –
Josh Gallion , politician
March 20
March 21 –
Jimenez Lai , architect
March 22 –
Zulay Henao , Colombian-born actress
March 23
March 24 –
Adam Andretti , stock car racing driver
March 25
March 26 –
Kevin Drake , musician
March 27
March 28 –
Rayshawn Askew , football player
March 29 –
De'Angelo Wilson , actor and rapper
March 30
March 31 –
Ken Floyd , drummer for
Eighteen Visions (1995-2007)
April
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Claire Danes
Kourtney Kardashian
Kate Hudson
April 2
April 4 –
Natasha Lyonne , actress
April 6 –
Clay Travis , writer, lawyer, radio host, and television analyst
April 8 –
David Petruschin , drag queen
April 9
April 10 –
Rachel Corrie , activist and diarist (d. 2003)
April 11
April 12
April 13 –
Baron Davis , basketball player
April 14 –
Rebecca DiPietro , model
April 15 –
Anthony Grundy , basketball player (d. 2019)
April 17
April 18
April 19
April 21 –
Anwar Robinson , singer
April 23
April 24
April 25
April 26 –
Joanne Aluka , basketball player
April 27 –
Travis Meeks , frontman and guitarist for
Days of the New
April 29 –
Diego Ayala , tennis player
April 30
May
Lance Bass
Rosario Dawson
Maggie Q
Frank Mir
May 4
May 5 –
Vincent Kartheiser , actor
May 6 –
Mark Burrier , cartoonist
May 7 –
Betsy Rue , actress and model
May 9
Aaron Alexis , spree killer (d. 2013)
Rosario Dawson , actress, singer, producer, comic book writer and political activist
Matt Morris , American singer-songwriter and actor
Brandon Webb , American baseball player
Andrew W.K. , singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
May 11 –
Laphonza Butler , politician and lobbyist, president of
EMILY's List (2021-2023)
May 12
May 13 –
Mickey Madden , bassist for
Maroon 5
May 14 –
Dan Auerbach , singer/songwriter, record producer, and frontman for
The Black Keys
May 16
May 22
May 23 –
Matt Flynn , drummer for
Maroon 5
May 24
May 25
May 26
May 27 –
Michael Buonauro , comic creator
May 28 –
Jesse Bradford , actor
May 29 –
Brian Kendrick , wrestler
May 30
June
Morena Baccarin
Pete Wentz
Pete Aguilar
Chris Pratt
Mindy Kaling
Ryan Tedder
June 2
June 4 –
Christopher Dorner , serial killer
June 5
June 6
June 8
June 9 –
Jason Anderson , baseball player
June 10
Lee Brice , country music singer/songwriter
Francys Johnson , civil rights attorney, pastor, educator, and political candidate
June 13 –
Cory Aldridge , baseball player
June 14
June 16 –
Ari Hest , singer/songwriter
June 17
June 19
June 21 –
Chris Pratt , actor
June 22
June 23
June 24 –
Mindy Kaling , actress, comedian and author
June 25
June 26 –
Ryan Tedder , singer and frontman for
OneRepublic
June 27
June 28
June 30
July
Kevin Hart
Jayma Mays
Mike Vogel
Michelle Williams
B. J. Novak
July 1 –
Forrest Griffin , mixed martial artist
July 2
July 4
July 6
July 7
July 8 –
Ben Jelen , Scottish-born singer/songwriter
July 12
July 14 –
Scott Porter , actor and singer
July 15
July 16
July 17
July 18
July 19 –
Rick Ankiel , baseball player
July 21 –
David Carr , football player
July 22 –
Parvesh Cheena , actor
July 23
July 24 –
Stat Quo , rapper
July 26
July 27 –
Shannon Moore , wrestler
July 29 –
James Lynch , musician, guitarist, and vocalist for
Dropkick Murphys
July 30 –
Joseph Afful , Ghanaian-born soccer player
July 31 –
B. J. Novak , actor, director, and producer
August
Jason Momoa
Abigail Spanberger
Matt Pinnell
Aaron Paul
September
Pink
Dave Annable
Flo Rida
Rashad Evans
Bam Margera
October
Rachael Leigh Cook
Brandon Routh
Jordan Pundik
Ne-Yo
John Krasinski
October 1
October 2 –
Brianna Brown , actress
October 3
October 4
October 8
October 9
October 10 –
Mýa , singer and actress
October 11 –
Gabe Saporta , Uruguayan-born singer, frontman for
Cobra Starship (2016-2015) and
Midtown
October 12 –
Jordan Pundik , singer/songwriter and frontman for
New Found Glory
October 13 –
Shawn Milke , musician, guitarist, keyboardist, and co-frontman for
Alesana
October 14 –
Stacy Keibler , wrestler, actress, and model
October 15
October 16
October 18 –
Ne-Yo , singer/songwriter
October 19 –
Habib Azar , director
October 20
October 22
October 23 –
Charlie Adams , football player
October 25 –
Sarah Thompson , actress
October 26
October 27 –
Susie Castillo , actress, television host, model, and beauty pageant titleholder,
Miss USA 2003
October 28
October 30 –
Kristina Anapau , actress and writer
October 31 –
Nicholas Angell , ice hockey player
November
Lamar Odom
Cote de Pablo
Joel Kinnaman
Chamillionaire
The Game
November 1 –
Coco Crisp , baseball player
November 2 –
Erika Flores , actress
November 3 –
Tim McIlrath , rock singer/songwriter and frontman for
Rise Against
November 4
November 5 –
Jackson Andrews , wrestler
November 6 –
Lamar Odom , basketball player
November 7
November 8 –
Dania Ramirez , Dominican-born actress
November 9
November 11 –
James Allen , football player
November 12
November 13
November 15 –
Brooks Bollinger , football player and coach
November 18 –
Michael Anestis , clinical psychologist and professor
November 19
November 20
November 22 –
Keith Adams , football player
November 23
November 24 –
Scotty Anderson , football player
November 25
November 26 –
B. J. Averell , actor
November 27
November 28
November 29 –
The Game , rapper
November 30 –
Lisa Aguilera , sprinter
December
Sara Bareilles
Jennifer Carpenter
Adam Brody
Chris Daughtry
Zach Hill
Josh Hawley
December 2 –
Melissa Archer , actress
December 3
December 5 –
Nick Stahl , actor
December 6 –
Luke Letlow , congressman-elect (d.2020)
December 7
December 8
December 11 –
Rider Strong , actor
December 12 –
Garrett Atkins , baseball player
December 14
December 15 –
Adam Brody , actor
December 16 –
Brodie Lee , wrestler and actor (d. 2020)
December 17
December 18 –
Amy Grabow , actress
December 19
December 20
December 21 –
Rutina Wesley , actress
December 22
December 23
December 26
December 27
December 28
December 30
December 31
Full date unknown
Kasey Anderson
Rob Laakso
Kim Abbott , politician
Omid Abtahi , Iranian-born actor
Amir AghaKouchak , Iranian-born engineer
Atif Akin , Turkish-born artist
Matthew Alan , actor
Bianca Allaine , actress, host, and model
Linas Alsenas , author and illustrator
Ashley Altadonna , filmmaker, musician, author, and LGBT activist
Amateur Gourmet , food writer and blogger
Kasey Anderson , singer/songwriter, guitarist, producer, and musician
Meghan Andrews , actress and singer
Jones Angell , radio announcer
Lesley Arfin , writer and author
Dave Atchison , musician
Brian Avery , anti-war activist
Rob Laakso , musician, guitarist, singer, record producer, and engineer (d. 2023)
Kelvin Yu , actor and writer
Deaths
January
Nelson Rockefeller
February
Sid Vicious
March
Edgar Buchanan
April
May
Mary Pickford
June
John Wayne
June 1 –
Jack Mulhall , American actor (b.
1887 )
June 2 –
Jim Hutton , American actor (b.
1934 )
June 6 –
Jack Haley , American actor (b.
1898 )
June 11
June 13 –
Darla Hood , American actress (b.
1931 )
June 15 –
Laurie Bird , American actress and photographer (b.
1953 )
June 22 –
Hope Summers , American actress (b.
1902 )
June 25 –
Dave Fleischer , American animator (b.
1894 )
June 29 –
Lowell George , American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer (b.
1945 )
July
Robert Burns Woodward
August
Jean Seberg
August 2 –
Thurman Munson , American baseball player (b.
1947 )
August 9 –
Walter O'Malley , American baseball executive (b.
1903 )
August 10 –
Dick Foran , American actor (b.
1910 )
August 16 –
F. Ryan Duffy , American judge and politician (b.
1888 )
August 17 –
Vivian Vance , American actress (b.
1909 )
August 21 –
Stuart Heisler , American film and television director (b.
1896 )
August 22 –
James T. Farrell , American novelist (b.
1904 )
August 25 –
Stan Kenton , American jazz pianist (b.
1911 )
August 26 –
Alvin Karpis , American criminal (b.
1907 )
August 30 (body found on
September 8 ) –
Jean Seberg , American actress (b.
1938 )
August 31 –
Sally Rand , American dancer (b.
1904 )
September
October
November
Mamie Eisenhower
December
Richard Rodgers
See also
Notes
^ For comparison the contiguous US has had only one month drier than February 1979 in Alaska from coast to coast, namely October 1952 with only 0.54 inches or 13.7 millimetres.
References
^
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ;
Contiguous U.S. Average Temperature, January
^
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ;
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