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 in the year 1979.  

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 In the year 1979 avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80  

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

Jan 13 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 18 In the year 1979 cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82  

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

Jan 20 On this day in history death of gustav Winckler, Danish singer (b. 1925)  

Jan 22 On this day in history 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 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 Eileen Shanahan, Irish Poet (b. 1901) died on this day in history.  

Feb 01 Mort Marshall, actor (Cully-Dumplings), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Feb 02 On this day in history death of jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide  

Feb 03 In the year 1979 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 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 On this day in history c I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies  

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 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 Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 23 W.A.C. Bennett, Canadian politician (b. 1900) died in the year 1979.  

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Apr 02 Jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 21 James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 30 Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born on this day in history.  

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

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