Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Jan 03 Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 in the year 1979.  

Jan 04 Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack in the year 1979.  

Jan 05 Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1979.  

Jan 09 In the year 1979 avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80  

Jan 11 Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63 in the year 1979.  

Jan 13 In the year 1979 death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33  

Jan 14 In the year 1979 death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)  

Jan 16 On this day in history fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 18 On this day in history cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82  

Jan 19 On this day in history paul Meurisse, actor (Diabolique, Truth, Suspects, Monocle), dies  

Jan 20 On this day in history death of gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925)  

Jan 22 Ali Hassan Salameh, [Abu Hassan], killed by car bomb; believed to have helped mastermind massacre of 1972 Munich Olympics athletes died on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 25 J Robertson Hare, actor (Fighting Stock), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Jan 26 On this day in history nelson Rockefeller, former VP & (4X Gov-R-NY), dies at 70  

Jan 27 Qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

Jan 28 On this day in history death of eileen Shanahan, Irish Poet (b. 1901)  

Feb 01 Mort Marshall, actor (Cully-Dumplings), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Feb 02 Jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide died on this day in history.  

Feb 03 Jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies in the year 1979.  

Feb 05 On this day in history eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies  

Feb 06 Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 in the year 1979.  

Feb 07 On this day in history death of josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns  

Feb 08 Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 in the year 1979.  

Feb 09 C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies in the year 1979.  

Feb 12 Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Feb 13 Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84 in the year 1979.  

Feb 14 Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1979 alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51  

Feb 16 In the year 1979 louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58  

Feb 17 In the year 1979 william Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73  

Feb 21 Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies in the year 1979.  

Feb 23 In the year 1979 death of w.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900)  

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Apr 02 Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 21 James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born on this day in history.  

Apr 28 Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born in the year 1979.  

Apr 30 In the year 1979 birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer  

May 07 On this day in history birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player  

May 19 Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born in the year 1979.  

May 19 On this day in history birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer  

May 19 On this day in history birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer