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TEHERAN, Iran, Dec. 13 — Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini approved today Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh's plan for an “international investigative team” to look into “aggressor policies” of the United States in Iran.
Selects Rev Robert L Polk to replace Potter; Polk portrait (M)
SOME exuberant antics will flavor events in the city's churches in the days ahead, appropriately reflecting the joy of the holiday season. A rehearsal the other night in the Ansonia Hotel on West 73d Street gave a hint of things to come:
Schedule of NYC dance festivities during Christmas season; illus (M)
THERE was a considerable agerange in the audience with which I saw the freshly revived “Oklahoma!” at the Palace. As I went up the aisle at intermission, I noticed one and all were beaming. Some were smiling because they remember. The others were smiling because they will.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 12, 1979, covering December 14, 1979.
Eagles
Donna Summer
Styx
Stevie Wonder
Bee Gees
1979Jean-Alain Boumsong, French footballer[†]
Jean-Alain Boumsong Somkong is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender.
1979Andrei Makrov, Estonian ice hockey player[†]
Andrei Makrov is an Estonian professional ice hockey player who plays for HC Viking of the Meistriliiga (EML).
1979Kyle Shanahan, American football coach[†]
Kyle Michael Shanahan is an American professional football coach who is the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He came to prominence as the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, whose offense in 2016 led the league in points scored and helped the team reach Super Bowl LI. Shanahan became the head coach of the 49ers the following season, leading the team to three division titles, four postseason appearances, four NFC Championship Game appearances, and two Super Bowl appearances.
1979Sophie Monk, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress[†]
Sophie Charlene Akland Monk is a British-born Australian singer, actress, television personality, and model. She was a member of the pop girl group Bardot, winners of the first season of Popstars Australia in 2000. After the group disbanded in 2002, Monk released her debut solo studio album, Calendar Girl (2003). She also ventured into acting with roles in the films Date Movie (2006), Click (2006), Sex and Death 101 (2007), The Hills Run Red (2009), and Spring Breakdown (2009).
1979Michael Owen, English footballer and sportscaster[†]
Michael James Owen is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City, as well as the England national team. Since retiring from football in 2013, he has become a racehorse breeder and owner and regularly features as a sports pundit and commentator. Owen is widely considered to be one of the greatest strikers of his generation and in Premier League history. In 2001, Owen was the recipient of the Ballon d'Or. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
1979Rocc, Slovenian opera stage director and designer[†]
Rocc is a Slovenian-born opera and music theatre stage director, scenic designer, dramaturge, performance artist, opera manager and pedagogue. His mononymous pseudonym is a tribute to Marie Mrázková, Rocc's professor of stage acting and his life mentor.
In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[†]