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May 30, 1979

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Headlines from May 30, 1979

Mizzorewa Sworn In as First Black Rhodesian Premier

By John F. Burns;Special to The New York Times

Bishop Abel Muzorewa is sworn in as 1st black Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, Salisbury; outgoing Prime Min Smith watches as oaths are administered to Muzorewa and Josiah Zion Gumede, who has been elected President; Smith comments; white emigration figures for April show net loss of 1,628 whites, bringing loss so far this year to over 4,544 whites; army reports killing 37 guerrillas; illus (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 30, 1979, covering May 30, 1979.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Breakfast In America by Supertramp

    Breakfast In America

    Supertramp

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for 2-hot by Peaches & Herb

    2-hot

    Peaches & Herb

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    28
  3. 3
    Album cover for Bad Girls by Donna Summer

    Bad Girls

    Donna Summer

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Minute By Minute by The Doobie Brothers

    Minute By Minute

    The Doobie Brothers

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    24
  5. 5
    Album cover for We Are Family by Sister Sledge

    We Are Family

    Sister Sledge

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    15

Notable Births

Mike Bishai

1979Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player[†]

Michael Bishai is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Bishai was never drafted but played in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers.

Clint Bowyer

1979Clint Bowyer, American race car driver[†]

Clinton Aaron Bowyer is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and commentator for NASCAR on Fox. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports.

Francis Lessard

1979Francis Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player[†]

Francis Lessard is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He last played with the Trois-Rivières Blizzard of Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (LNAH). He has played for the Atlanta Thrashers and Ottawa Senators of the NHL, but has spent most of his career in the AHL. Lessard is generally known as an enforcer for his physical style of play and his ability to protect his teammates during a game.

Historical Events

Downeast Airlines Flight 46

1979Downeast Flight 46 crashes on approach to Knox County Regional Airport in Rockland, Maine, killing 17.[†]

Downeast Airlines Flight 46 was a scheduled airline service in the United States from Boston's Logan International Airport to Rockland, Maine operated by Downeast Airlines. On May 30, 1979, the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operating the flight crashed during a nonprecision approach to Rockland's Knox County Regional Airport. All but one of the 18 people on board were killed. The cause of the accident was controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) after the failure of the flight crew to stop the aircraft's descent below the minimum descent altitude for the non-precision approach at Knox County airport. The investigation into the accident looked into the airline's corporate culture as a contributing factor to the crash; this was the first time an investigation took this approach to an air crash.

Historical Context for May 30, 1979

In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[†]