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July 28, 1979

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Dissent Splits Italy's Red Brigades

By Henry Tanner

Members of Red Brigades terrorist organization have become embroiled in bitter internal dispute, with leaders being attacked by dissidents as dictatorial 'Stalinists' who misjudged mood of country, mishandled kidnapping and murder of former Prime Min Aldo Moro and let false successes 'go to their heads'; splits are disclosed when left-wing Rome newspaper The Struggle Continues publishes text of 20-page document containing dissidents' charges (M)

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Deregulation of Airlines Causing New Concern for Traveler Safety

By Robert Lindsey

Major US airlines using authority granted under Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, are abandoning many routes deemed unprofitable, shifting many travelers to small commuter carriers whose safety records are far inferior to those of scheduled carriers; National Transportation Safety Board reports there were 2.79 fatalities for every million passenger miles flown by commuter lines, compared with .007 deaths for each 100 million passenger miles flown by domestic scheduled lines; airline specialists cite commuter lines lack of planes and qualified crews and poor management (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 25, 1979, covering July 28, 1979.

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    Album cover for Bad Girls by Donna Summer

    Bad Girls

    Donna Summer

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    Peak
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    12
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    Album cover for Breakfast In America by Supertramp

    Breakfast In America

    Supertramp

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    18
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    Album cover for I Am by Earth| Wind & Fire

    I Am

    Earth| Wind & Fire

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    7
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    Album cover for Cheap Trick At Budokan by Cheap Trick

    Cheap Trick At Budokan

    Cheap Trick

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    Album cover for Discovery by Electric Light Orchestra

    Discovery

    Electric Light Orchestra

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    6

Notable Births

1979Henrik Hansen, Danish footballer[†]

Henrik Hallenberg Hansen is a Danish former professional football midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach of Danish Superliga club BrĂžndby IF.

Birgitta Haukdal

1979Birgitta Haukdal, Icelandic singer-songwriter and producer[†]

Birgitta Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir, known mononymously as Birgitta, is an Icelandic singer. She rose to domestic media prominence as the lead singer of pop band Írafár. She represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Open Your Heart", tying in eighth place with the Spanish contestant Beth with 81 points.

Lee Min-woo

1979Lee Min-woo, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer[†]

Lee Min-woo, also known by the stage name M, is a South Korean entertainer and singer. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. Lee was the first Shinhwa member to debut as a solo artist in 2003, and has since released three studio albums.

Alena Popchanka

1979Alena Popchanka, Belarusian-French swimmer and coach[†]

Alena Popchanka is a 4-time Olympic freestyle and butterfly swimmer originally from Belarus. She swam for Belarus at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics. At the 2008 Olympics she swam for France; after her marriage to Frenchman Frédéric Vergnoux in early 2005.

Notable Deaths

Don Miller (American football, born 1902)

1979Don Miller, American football player and coach (born 1902)[†]

Don "Midnight" Miller was an American football player and coach. He was one of the famous "Four Horsemen" of the University of Notre Dame's backfield in 1924, when the Fighting Irish won the 1924 National Title. Miller was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.

Charles Shadwell (musician)

1979Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (born 1898)[†]

Charles Murray Winstanley Shadwell was a British conductor and bandleader.

Historical Context for July 28, 1979

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