Page 6: Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Sep 26 Arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68 in the year 1979.  

Sep 27 On this day in history gracie Fields, actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81  

Sep 28 In the year 1979 jimmy McCulloch, guitarist (Wings), dies at 26  

Oct 01 On this day in history roy Harris, US composer, dies at 81  

Oct 03 Charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles in the year 1979.  

Oct 04 Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, dies at 56 in the year 1979.  

Oct 05 Charlie Smith, oldest American (137 year), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 06 Elizabeth Bishop, poetess (North & South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68 in the year 1979.  

Oct 08 June Nash, actress (Strange Cargo, Dynamite), dies at 68 in the year 1979.  

Oct 10 In the year 1979 paul Paray, French composer, dies at 93  

Oct 12 Celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82 in the year 1979.  

Oct 13 Clarence Muse, actor (Sam-Casablanca), dies at 90 in the year 1979.  

Oct 16 Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (b. 1903) died in the year 1979.  

Oct 17 On this day in history john Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81  

Oct 22 Jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber in the year 1979.  

Oct 26 Jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 30 In the year 1979 death of sir Barnes Wallis, British scientist, engineer and inventor (b. 1887)  

Nov 01 Jacques Mesrine, French "enemy of the state", shot to death died on this day in history.  

Nov 05 Al Capp, US cartoonist (Li'l Abner), dies at 70 in the year 1979.  

Nov 07 Amedeo Nazzari, actor (Lure of Sila, Night of Cabiria), dies at 71 in the year 1979.  

Nov 08 In the year 1979 sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63  

Nov 09 Lewis Charles, actor (Feather & Father Gang), dies at 59 in the year 1979.  

Nov 10 Friedrich Thorberg, writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Nov 11 In the year 1979 death of dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-born composer (b. 1894)  

Nov 12 Dimitri Tiompkin, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1979.  

Nov 13 Rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

Nov 14 Bill Farrimond, England cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests 1930-35), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 17 John Glassock, bass (Jethro Tull), dies at 27 following heart surgery on this day in history.  

Nov 18 On this day in history death of freddie Fitzsimmons, baseball player (b. 1901)  

Nov 22 On this day in history anne Vondeling, Male Dutch soc democratic party-minister, dies at 63  

Nov 23 In the year 1979 merle Oberon, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), dies at 68  

Nov 30 Joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69 in the year 1979.  

Dec 02 On this day in history vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 03 In the year 1979 death of dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (b. 1905)  

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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 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 In the year 1979 birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress  

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

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