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 In the year 1979 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56  

Jan 07 In the year 1979 zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70  

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

Jan 14 On this day in history death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)  

Jan 16 Fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19 Paul Meurisse, actor (Diabolique, Truth, Suspects, Monocle), dies in the year 1979.  

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 in the year 1979.  

Jan 24 In the year 1979 jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51  

Jan 25 In the year 1979 j Robertson Hare, actor (Fighting Stock), dies at 87  

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

Jan 27 On this day in history death of qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898)  

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

Feb 05 In the year 1979 eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies  

Feb 06 Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Feb 07 Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84  

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

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 in the year 1979.  

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 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 in the year 1979.  

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 In the year 1979 birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress  

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

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