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October 23, 1979

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Sun Turbulence Approaches Peak Period

By John Noble Wilford

Article on solar turbulence notes sun currently is entering period that scientists predict could be 1 of most tempestuous on record; causes of solar storms and their effects on earth's magnetic field discussed; illus (M)

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MURDERER IN CASINO EXECUTED IN NEVADA

By Wallace Turner; Special to The New York Times

Jesse W Bishop, convicted of murdering David Ballad, is put to death in Nevada's gas chamber, 1st execution in Nevada in 18 years, and only 3d in nation in last 12 years; Bishop resisted all attempts for stay of execution; following his death, law enforcement officials disclosed that Bishop had confessed to committing 18 murders for hire (M)

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Hanover Bank to Buy First Penn Finance Units

By Robert A. Bennett

Manufacturers Hanover Corp to acquire First Penn consumer finance and mortgage servicing subsidiaries for $106.5 million; sale marks change in strategy by 2 corporations; in addition to 6 consumer-finance subsidiaries and 7 branches of mortgage servicing company, Manufacturers Hanover will acquire $2.3 billion mortgage servicing portfolio of First Penn subsidiary Pennamco Inc (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 17, 1979, covering October 23, 1979.

  1. 1
    Album cover for In Through The Out Door by Led Zeppelin

    In Through The Out Door

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Long Run by Eagles

    The Long Run

    Eagles

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Get The Knack by The Knack

    Get The Knack

    The Knack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  4. 4
    Album cover for Midnight Magic by Commodores

    Midnight Magic

    Commodores

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

    Off The Wall

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

RamĂłn Castro (third baseman)

1979Ramón Castro, Venezuelan baseball player[†]

Ramón Alfredo Castro Muñoz is a retired Venezuelan infielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics.

Simon Davies (footballer, born 1979)

1979Simon Davies, Welsh footballer[†]

Simon Davies is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a winger. Davies started his career at Peterborough United before playing for Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Fulham, earning a runner-up medal during the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League with Fulham. Davies made more than 350 appearances at senior club level in England, along with earning 58 caps for the Welsh national team. He was most recently the assistant manager of Crawley Town.

Lynn Greer

1979Lynn Greer, American basketball player[†]

Lynn Terence Greer Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2004.

Prabhas

1979Prabhas, Telugu film actor[†]

Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju, known mononymously as Prabhas, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. One of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema, he is known as Rebel Star in Telugu cinema. He is one of the most commercially successful Telugu actors of all time and has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2015. Referred to in the media as "Rebel Star", he has a significant fan following and has received seven Filmfare Awards nominations, a Nandi Award, and a SIIMA Award.

1979Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer[†]

Jorge IvĂĄn SolĂ­s PĂ©rez is a Mexican former professional boxer. He is a former holder of various minor and regional titles including, the Jalisco State Featherweight title, Mexican Super Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions and WBA Fedecentro titles. He's also the brother of former IBF Champion Ulises SolĂ­s.

1979Bud Smith, American baseball player[†]

Robert Allan "Bud" Smith is an American former baseball pitcher. Smith was active at the major league level in 2001 and 2002, playing for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Historical Context for October 23, 1979

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