Famous Deaths In 1979

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

Jan 04 In the year 1979 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 in the year 1979.

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

Jan 11 In the year 1979 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 in the year 1979.

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

Jan 16 On this day in history fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71

Jan 18 Cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.

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

Jan 20 Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925) died on this day in history.

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 On this day in history j Robertson Hare, actor (Fighting Stock), dies at 87

Jan 26 Nelson Rockefeller, former VP & (4X Gov-R-NY), dies at 70 in the year 1979.

Jan 27 In the year 1979 death of qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898)

Jan 28 On this day in history 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 Jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies on this day in history.

Feb 05 On this day in history eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies

Feb 06 On this day in history alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47

Feb 07 Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns died on this day in history.

Feb 08 On this day in history nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82

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

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 on this day in history.

Feb 14 On this day in history 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 in the year 1979.

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

Feb 21 In the year 1979 glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies

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 In the year 1979 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

May 19 Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born on this day in history.

May 19 Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born in the year 1979.

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