Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

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

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 Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33  

Jan 14 In the year 1979 death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)  

Jan 16 Fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 in the year 1979.  

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

Jan 26 Nelson Rockefeller, former VP & (4X Gov-R-NY), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1979 mort Marshall, actor (Cully-Dumplings), dies at 60  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 05 In the year 1979 eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies  

Feb 06 In the year 1979 alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47  

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 In the year 1979 birth of bahram Radan, Iranian actor  

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

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.