Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

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

Jan 04 On this day in history charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack  

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

Jan 07 In the year 1979 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 Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died in the year 1979.  

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 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 Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925) died in the year 1979.  

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 in the year 1979.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 27 Qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898) died in the year 1979.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 06 On this day in history alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47  

Feb 07 In the year 1979 death of josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns  

Feb 08 Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 09 In the year 1979 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 In the year 1979 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 Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Feb 17 William Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73 in the year 1979.  

Feb 21 In the year 1979 glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies  

Feb 23 On this day in history death of w.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900)  

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Apr 02 On this day in history birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)  

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

Apr 28 In the year 1979 birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor  

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

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

May 19 On this day in history birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress  

May 19 Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born on this day in history.  

May 19 In the year 1979 birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer