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 Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09 On this day in history avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80  

Jan 11 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 18 On this day in history cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82  

Jan 19 Paul Meurisse, actor (Diabolique, Truth, Suspects, Monocle), dies in the year 1979.  

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

Jan 22 Ali Hassan Salameh, [Abu Hassan], killed by car bomb; believed to have helped mastermind massacre of 1972 Munich Olympics athletes died in the year 1979.  

Jan 24 On this day in history jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51  

Jan 25 On this day in history j Robertson Hare, actor (Fighting Stock), dies at 87  

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

Jan 27 Qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

Jan 28 In the year 1979 death of eileen Shanahan, Irish Poet (b. 1901)  

Feb 01 On this day in history mort Marshall, actor (Cully-Dumplings), dies at 60  

Feb 02 Jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide died in the year 1979.  

Feb 03 In the year 1979 jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies  

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 In the year 1979 death of josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns  

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

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

Feb 12 In the year 1979 jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84  

Feb 13 Jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84 in the year 1979.  

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 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 In the year 1979 death of w.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900)  

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Apr 02 Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born in the year 1979.  

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

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

Apr 30 In the year 1979 birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer  

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

May 19 Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born on this day in history.