Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Jan 03 Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 in the year 1979.  

Jan 04 On this day in history charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack  

Jan 05 On this day in history charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56  

Jan 07 Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1979.  

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

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

Jan 13 On this day in history death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33  

Jan 14 On this day in history death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)  

Jan 16 In the year 1979 fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 18 On this day in history cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82  

Jan 19 Paul Meurisse, actor (Diabolique, Truth, Suspects, Monocle), dies in the year 1979.  

Jan 20 In the year 1979 death of gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925)  

Jan 22 On this day in history death of ali Hassan Salameh, [Abu Hassan], killed by car bomb; believed to have helped mastermind massacre of 1972 Munich Olympics athletes  

Jan 24 On this day in history 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 In the year 1979 nelson Rockefeller, former VP & (4X Gov-R-NY), dies at 70  

Jan 27 Qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

Jan 28 In the year 1979 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 in the year 1979.  

Feb 03 In the year 1979 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 Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Feb 07 In the year 1979 death of josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns  

Feb 08 Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 12 Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Feb 13 Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84 in the year 1979.  

Feb 14 On this day in history death of adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered  

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

Feb 16 In the year 1979 louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58  

Feb 17 William Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73 in the year 1979.  

Feb 21 Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1979.  

Apr 21 James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born on this day in history.  

Apr 28 On this day in history birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor  

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

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 In the year 1979 birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer  

May 19 On this day in history birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer