Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Jan 03 In the year 1979 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 On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70  

Jan 09 On this day in history 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 Fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1979.  

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

Jan 19 Paul Meurisse, actor (Diabolique, Truth, Suspects, Monocle), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 20 In the year 1979 death of gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925)  

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

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 in the year 1979.  

Jan 26 Nelson Rockefeller, former VP & (4X Gov-R-NY), dies at 70 in the year 1979.  

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 In the year 1979 mort Marshall, actor (Cully-Dumplings), dies at 60  

Feb 02 In the year 1979 death of jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide  

Feb 03 Jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1979 death of josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns  

Feb 08 In the year 1979 nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82  

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

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

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

Feb 14 In the year 1979 death of adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered  

Feb 15 On this day in history 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 On this day in history william Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73  

Feb 21 On this day in history glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies  

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

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

Apr 30 On this day in history birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer  

May 07 Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born in the year 1979.  

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

May 19 In the year 1979 birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer  

May 19 Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born on this day in history.