Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Jan 03 Conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91 in the year 1979.  

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

Jan 05 On this day in history charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56  

Jan 07 On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 16 In the year 1979 fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 18 Cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1979.  

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 in the year 1979.  

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 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 in the year 1979.  

Feb 02 Jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide died on this day in history.  

Feb 03 Jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies in the year 1979.  

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 in the year 1979.  

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

Feb 08 Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 12 Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84 in the year 1979.  

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

Feb 14 Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 On this day in history alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51  

Feb 16 In the year 1979 louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58  

Feb 17 In the year 1979 william Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73  

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 in the year 1979.  

Apr 21 James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born in the year 1979.  

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

Apr 30 Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1979.  

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

May 19 On this day in history birth of barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress  

May 19 In the year 1979 birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer  

May 19 On this day in history birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer