Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Jan 03 On this day in history conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91  

Jan 04 In the year 1979 charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack  

Jan 05 Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80  

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 on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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 Jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jan 25 J Robertson Hare, actor (Fighting Stock), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1979 death of eileen Shanahan, Irish Poet (b. 1901)  

Feb 01 Mort Marshall, actor (Cully-Dumplings), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1979 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 In the year 1979 nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82  

Feb 09 In the year 1979 c I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies  

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

Feb 13 Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58  

Feb 17 William Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies in the year 1979.  

Feb 23 W.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900) died on this day in history.  

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Apr 02 Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 21 On this day in history birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor  

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

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

May 19 On this day in history birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer  

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