Famous Deaths 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 On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70

Jan 09 On this day in history avery Claflin, composer, dies at 80

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 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 on this day in history.

Jan 20 In the year 1979 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 In the year 1979 jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51

Jan 25 On this day in history j Robertson Hare, actor (Fighting Stock), dies at 87

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

Jan 27 Qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898) died in the year 1979.

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

Feb 03 On this day in history jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies

Feb 05 On this day in history eddie Paynter, cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies

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

Feb 07 Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns died on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

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

Feb 17 In the year 1979 william Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73

Feb 21 In the year 1979 glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies

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 In the year 1979 birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor

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

Apr 30 On this day in history birth of gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer

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 Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer was born in the year 1979.

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