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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1979 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56  

Jan 07 On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70  

Jan 09 Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1979.  

Jan 11 On this day in history jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63  

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 Cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jan 19 On this day in history paul Meurisse, actor (Diabolique, Truth, Suspects, Monocle), dies  

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 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 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 Jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide died on this day in history.  

Feb 03 Jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies in the year 1979.  

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 On this day in history nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82  

Feb 09 C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 12 On this day in history jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84  

Feb 13 In the year 1979 jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84  

Feb 14 Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered died in the year 1979.  

Feb 15 Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 23 In the year 1979 death of w.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900)  

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Apr 02 Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born in the year 1979.  

Apr 21 In the year 1979 birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor  

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 Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born on this day in history.  

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