Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Jan 03 On this day in history conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91  

Jan 04 Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 in the year 1979.  

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

Jan 09 Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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 Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died in the year 1979.  

Jan 16 In the year 1979 fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 18 In the year 1979 cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82  

Jan 19 In the year 1979 paul Meurisse, actor (Diabolique, Truth, Suspects, Monocle), dies  

Jan 20 Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1979 jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51  

Jan 25 On this day in history j Robertson Hare, actor (Fighting Stock), dies at 87  

Jan 26 In the year 1979 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 Eileen Shanahan, Irish Poet (b. 1901) died on this day in history.  

Feb 01 Mort Marshall, actor (Cully-Dumplings), dies at 60 in the year 1979.  

Feb 02 Jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide died in the year 1979.  

Feb 03 In the year 1979 jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies  

Feb 05 Eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies in the year 1979.  

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

Feb 07 Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns died in the year 1979.  

Feb 08 On this day in history nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82  

Feb 09 C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84 in the year 1979.  

Feb 13 On this day in history jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84  

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

Feb 15 Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Feb 16 On this day in history 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 W.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900) died in the year 1979.  

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

Apr 21 In the year 1979 birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor  

Apr 28 On this day in history birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor  

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

May 07 In the year 1979 birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player  

May 19 In the year 1979 birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress  

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

May 19 Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born in the year 1979.