Famous Deaths In 1979

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

Sep 27 Gracie Fields, actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81 in the year 1979.  

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 On this day in history charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles  

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

Oct 05 Charlie Smith, oldest American (137 year), dies in the year 1979.  

Oct 06 In the year 1979 elizabeth Bishop, poetess (North & South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68  

Oct 08 June Nash, actress (Strange Cargo, Dynamite), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Oct 10 On this day in history paul Paray, French composer, dies at 93  

Oct 12 Celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Oct 13 On this day in history clarence Muse, actor (Sam-Casablanca), dies at 90  

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

Oct 17 In the year 1979 john Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81  

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

Oct 26 In the year 1979 jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies  

Oct 30 On this day in history 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 in the year 1979.  

Nov 05 On this day in history al Capp, US cartoonist (Li'l Abner), dies at 70  

Nov 07 Amedeo Nazzari, actor (Lure of Sila, Night of Cabiria), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Nov 08 Sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63 in the year 1979.  

Nov 09 Lewis Charles, actor (Feather & Father Gang), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 11 Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-born composer (b. 1894) died on this day in history.  

Nov 12 Dimitri Tiompkin, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 14 On this day in history bill Farrimond, England cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests 1930-35), dies  

Nov 17 John Glassock, bass (Jethro Tull), dies at 27 following heart surgery in the year 1979.  

Nov 18 Freddie Fitzsimmons, baseball player (b. 1901) died in the year 1979.  

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

Nov 23 On this day in history 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 In the year 1979 vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 03 Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (b. 1905) died on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 30 Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1979.  

May 07 Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born in the year 1979.  

May 19 Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born in the year 1979.  

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

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