Famous Deaths In 1979

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

Jan 04 Charles Mingus, jazz bassist, dies of heart attack in the year 1979.

Jan 05 Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 on this day in history.

Jan 07 On this day in history zbigniew Turski, composer, dies at 70

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

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

Jan 13 Donny Hathaway, Chicago Ill, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 died on this day in history.

Jan 14 On this day in history death of thomas DeSimone, gangster associate of the Lucchese crime family (b. 1950)

Jan 16 In the year 1979 fred Elizalde, composer, dies at 71

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

Jan 19 In the year 1979 paul Meurisse, actor (Diabolique, Truth, Suspects, Monocle), dies

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 on this day in history.

Jan 24 In the year 1979 jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at 51

Jan 25 In the year 1979 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 Qalander Ba Ba Auliya, Sufi master (b. 1898) died in the year 1979.

Jan 28 On this day in history death of eileen Shanahan, Irish Poet (b. 1901)

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

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 In the year 1979 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 in the year 1979.

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

Feb 09 In the year 1979 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 Adolph Dubs, US ambassador to Afghanistan, murdered died on this day in history.

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

Feb 16 In the year 1979 louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58

Feb 17 William Gargan, actor (Rain, Bells of St Mary), dies at 73 in the year 1979.

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

Feb 23 In the year 1979 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 On this day in history birth of james McAvoy, Scottish actor

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

Apr 30 Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer was born in the year 1979.

May 07 Katie Douglas, American basketball player was born on this day in history.

May 19 Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress was born in the year 1979.

May 19 On this day in history birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer

May 19 In the year 1979 birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer