Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

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

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 Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1979.  

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

Jan 11 On this day in history jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63  

Jan 13 In the year 1979 death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33  

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 in the year 1979.  

Jan 20 Gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925) died in the year 1979.  

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 In the year 1979 jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51  

Jan 25 J Robertson Hare, actor (Fighting Stock), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 27 On this day in history death of qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898)  

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

Feb 08 Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet, dies at 82 in the year 1979.  

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

Feb 12 On this day in history 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 In the year 1979 alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51  

Feb 16 On this day in history louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58  

Feb 17 On this day in history william Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73  

Feb 21 Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies in the year 1979.  

Feb 23 On this day in history death of w.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900)  

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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 in the year 1979.  

Apr 28 On this day in history birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor  

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

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

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