Hisdates•ComPage 7: Famous Deaths Happened In 1979
Friday, 21 February 2025
Dec 04 In the year 1979 robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 
Dec 07 On this day in history cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies
Dec 09 In the year 1979 fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84
Dec 10 Ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67 in the year 1979.
Dec 11 In the year 1979 claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66
Dec 13 Jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66 on this day in history.
Dec 14 On this day in history nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies
Dec 15 Bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66 in the year 1979.
Dec 21 Bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies on this day in history.
Dec 22 In the year 1979 darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77
Dec 23 On this day in history death of peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (b. 1898)
Dec 24 Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/sect-gen NATO, dies at 82 on this day in history.
Dec 25 Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70 in the year 1979.
Dec 27 Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered died on this day in history.
Dec 30 Richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers & Hammerstein), dies at 77 in the year 1979.