1979-5

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Rick Wakeman

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昭和54年

5/4 金

ロサンゼルス郊外で日本人らしい変死体が発見される。後にこれがロス疑惑の焦点の一人の白石千鶴子であることが判明することになる。

5/8 火

3月1日の卒業式で「君が代」をジャス風に演奏した福岡県立若松高校の音楽教諭が免職となる。

5/8 火

日本電気がパソコンＰＣ８００１を発表する。

5/9 水

石田和外、没。75歳（誕生:明治36(1903)/05/20）。タカ派の最高裁長官。

5/15 火

東京地検がダグラス・グラマン疑惑の捜査終結を宣言する。

5/16 水

6代目・春風亭柳橋、没。79歳（誕生:明治32(1899)/10/15）。落語家で「とんち教室」などにも出演した。

5/16 水

山本らく、没。88歳（誕生:明治23(1890)/08/07）。服飾研究家で共立女子大教授。

5/23 水

大下弘、没。56歳（誕生:大正11(1922)/09/25）。野球。

5/27 日

ガソリンスタンドの日曜・祝日全面休業が実施される。

6/2 土

小田嶽夫、没。78歳（誕生:明治33(1900)/07/05）。「城外」で芥川賞を受賞した。

1979

5/1 Tue

Home rule introduced to Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)

5/1 Tue

Marshall Islands (in Pacific) become self-governing

5/2 Wed

Quadrophenia premieres in London

5/2 Wed

-May 10] Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) begins nonstop ridep~ cycling 187 hrsp~ 28 minp~ around Vihara Maha Devi Parkp~ Colombop~ Sri Lanka

5/2 Wed

14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers & Barbara Mandrell

5/3 Thu

1st woman Prime Minister of Great Britain (Margaret Thatcher)

5/3 Thu

Bobby Bonds hits his 300th HR (2nd to have 300 HRs & 300 stolen bases)

5/3 Thu

"Martin Sherman's ""Bentp~"" premieres in London"

5/4 Fri

Jackie Mercer wins her 4th golf title 31 years after her 1st

5/4 Fri

Margaret Thatcher elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

1979

5/2 Wed

The Who play their first concert following the death of drummer Keith Moon. The band performs with new drummer Kenney Jones at London's Rainbow Theatre.

5/8 Tue

"Iron Maiden, Samson, and Angel Witch share a bill at the Music Machine in Camden, London. Critic Geoff Barton coins the term ""New Wave of British Heavy Metal"" in a review of the show for Sounds magazine."

5/19 Sat

"Three of the four ex-Beatles perform on the same stage, as Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr jam with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Mick Jagger and others at a wedding reception for Clapton at his Surrey home."

5/21 Mon

Elton John plays the first of eight concerts in the Soviet Union.

6/1 Fri

"Alternative Tentacles record label established by Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra, and Joy Division release their album Unknown Pleasures."

6/8 Fri

Marianne Faithfull marries Ben Brierly of The Vibrators.

6/9 Sat

"The Bee Gees tie The Beatles with a record six consecutive number one singles in the U.S. with ""Love You Inside Out""."

6/28 Thu

"Bill Haley makes his final studio recordings at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. (He dies in 1981.)"

7/1 Sun

The Sony Walkman goes on sale in Japan.

7/7 Sat

The Bee Gees play to a sold-out crowd at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium as part of their Spirits Having Flown tour.

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