Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Jan 03 Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 14 Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died in the year 1979.  

Jan 16 Fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1979.  

Jan 18 In the year 1979 cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82  

Jan 19 Paul Meurisse, actor (Diabolique, Truth, Suspects, Monocle), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 20 On this day in history death of gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925)  

Jan 22 In the year 1979 death of ali Hassan Salameh, [Abu Hassan], killed by car bomb; believed to have helped mastermind massacre of 1972 Munich Olympics athletes  

Jan 24 Jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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 Qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898) died in the year 1979.  

Jan 28 Eileen Shanahan, Irish Poet (b. 1901) died in the year 1979.  

Feb 01 Mort Marshall, actor (Cully-Dumplings), dies at 60 in the year 1979.  

Feb 02 In the year 1979 death of jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide  

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 In the year 1979 alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47  

Feb 07 Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns died in the year 1979.  

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 in the year 1979.  

Feb 12 In the year 1979 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 In the year 1979 death of adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered  

Feb 15 In the year 1979 alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51  

Feb 16 Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 28 Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born on this day in history.  

Apr 30 Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born on this day in history.  

May 07 On this day in history birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player  

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