Page 7: Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Dec 04 Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 in the year 1979.  

Dec 07 On this day in history cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies  

Dec 09 Fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84 on this day in history.  

Dec 10 Ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67 in the year 1979.  

Dec 11 Claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Dec 13 In the year 1979 jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66  

Dec 14 On this day in history nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies  

Dec 15 Bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66 in the year 1979.  

Dec 21 In the year 1979 bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies  

Dec 22 Darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77 in the year 1979.  

Dec 23 Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

Dec 24 Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/sect-gen NATO, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Dec 25 In the year 1979 joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70  

Dec 27 Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered died on this day in history.  

Dec 30 In the year 1979 richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers & Hammerstein), dies at 77  

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Apr 02 In the year 1979 birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)  

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

Apr 28 In the year 1979 birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor  

Apr 30 On this day in history birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer  

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

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