Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Jan 03 In the year 1979 conrad Hilton, US founder (Hilton Hotels), dies at 91  

Jan 04 Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1979 charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56  

Jan 07 In the year 1979 zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70  

Jan 09 Avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 In the year 1979 death of gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925)  

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 J Robertson Hare, actor (Fighting Stock), dies at 87 in the year 1979.  

Jan 26 In the year 1979 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 Eileen Shanahan, Irish Poet (b. 1901) died in the year 1979.  

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 On this day in history jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies  

Feb 05 Eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies in the year 1979.  

Feb 06 Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47 in the year 1979.  

Feb 07 On this day in history death of josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns  

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

Feb 09 C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies in the year 1979.  

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

Feb 13 In the year 1979 jean Renoir, actor/director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84  

Feb 14 In the year 1979 death of adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered  

Feb 15 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)  

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

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

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

May 19 Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born on this day in history.  

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