Famous Deaths In 1979

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

Jan 04 In the year 1979 charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack  

Jan 05 Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 in the year 1979.  

Jan 07 Zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1979.  

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

Jan 11 Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63 in the year 1979.  

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 In the year 1979 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 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 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 in the year 1979.  

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 Mort Marshall, actor (Cully-Dumplings), dies at 60 in the year 1979.  

Feb 02 In the year 1979 death of jim Burke, cricketer (Australian opener), commits suicide  

Feb 03 Jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 06 On this day in history alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at 47  

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

Feb 08 In the year 1979 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 Jean Renoir, French writer/director (Human Beast), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 14 Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered died in the year 1979.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born on this day in history.  

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

May 07 In the year 1979 birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player  

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.