Famous Deaths In 1979

Jan 03 Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1979.  

Jan 07 Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 13 Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died on this day in history.  

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 Cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1979.  

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

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

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

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

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 On this day in history jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies  

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

Feb 06 In the year 1979 alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47  

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

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

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 Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 21 In the year 1979 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 in the year 1979.  

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

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

May 19 Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born in the year 1979.  

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