Timeline October 1979

Events in October 1979 7

• 1887 – 1979 Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) Died 22 October 1979, aged 92 French composer and teacher Nadia Boulanger, who trained generations of leading composers including Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, and Astor Piazzolla, died in Paris. She was also one of the first women to conduct major orchestras in the US and Europe. She died on 22 October 1979.
• 1911 – 1979 Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) Died 6 October 1979, aged 68 American poet Elizabeth Bishop, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a US Poet Laureate, died in Boston. Known for her precise, observational style, she published relatively little in her lifetime but is regarded as one of the twentieth century's finest poets. She died on 6 October 1979.
• 1979 The Police release Reggatta de Blanc Message in a Bottle Their first UK number one album, with two number-one singles.
• 1979 Fleetwood Mac release Tusk Experimental double album An expensive, experimental follow-up to Rumours.
• 1979 Salvadoran coup d'état Young officers oust President Romero A group of reformist military officers overthrew Salvadoran President Carlos Humberto Romero on 15 October 1979, installing a civilian-military junta. The coup failed to halt the country's polarization between left and right, and El Salvador descended into a twelve-year civil war the following year. The conflict would kill an estimated 75,000 people.
• 1979 – present Kimi Räikkönen The Iceman 2007 World Champion with Ferrari; beloved for his deadpan personality and "minimal talking."
• 1979 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers release Damn the Torpedoes Refugee Their breakthrough, with Refugee and Don't Do Me Like That.