Page 6: Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Sep 26 Arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Sep 27 Gracie Fields, actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Sep 28 On this day in history jimmy McCulloch, guitarist (Wings), dies at 26  

Oct 01 Roy Harris, US composer, dies at 81 in the year 1979.  

Oct 03 Charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 Paul Paray, French composer, dies at 93 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 17 John Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81 in the year 1979.  

Oct 22 On this day in history jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber  

Oct 26 Jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 30 In the year 1979 death of sir Barnes Wallis, British scientist, engineer and inventor (b. 1887)  

Nov 01 On this day in history death of jacques Mesrine, French "enemy of the state", shot to death  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 09 On this day in history lewis Charles, actor (Feather & Father Gang), dies at 59  

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

Nov 11 In the year 1979 death of dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-born composer (b. 1894)  

Nov 12 In the year 1979 dimitri Tiompkin, composer, dies at 85  

Nov 13 On this day in history rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 18 In the year 1979 death of freddie Fitzsimmons, baseball player (b. 1901)  

Nov 22 Anne Vondeling, Male Dutch soc democratic party-minister, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Nov 23 Merle Oberon, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Nov 30 In the year 1979 joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69  

Dec 02 On this day in history vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72  

Dec 03 Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (b. 1905) died in the year 1979.  

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

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 In the year 1979 birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer  

May 07 Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born on this day in history.  

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 Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born in the year 1979.