Page 6: Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Sep 26 Arthur Hunnicutt, actor (Big Sky, Apache Uprising), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Sep 27 Gracie Fields, actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81 in the year 1979.  

Sep 28 In the year 1979 jimmy McCulloch, guitarist (Wings), dies at 26  

Oct 01 Roy Harris, US composer, dies at 81 in the year 1979.  

Oct 03 On this day in history charles White, artist, dies at 61 in Los Angeles  

Oct 04 On this day in history christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer, dies at 56  

Oct 05 On this day in history charlie Smith, oldest American (137 year), dies  

Oct 06 Elizabeth Bishop, poetess (North & South, Pulitzer 1956), dies at 68 in the year 1979.  

Oct 08 June Nash, actress (Strange Cargo, Dynamite), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Oct 10 Paul Paray, French composer, dies at 93 in the year 1979.  

Oct 12 On this day in history celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82  

Oct 13 Clarence Muse, actor (Sam-Casablanca), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

Oct 16 In the year 1979 death of johan Borgen, Norwegian author (b. 1903)  

Oct 17 John Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Oct 22 On this day in history jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber  

Oct 26 In the year 1979 jackie Grant, cricketer (West Indian captain 1930-35), dies  

Oct 30 In the year 1979 death of sir Barnes Wallis, British scientist, engineer and inventor (b. 1887)  

Nov 01 Jacques Mesrine, French "enemy of the state", shot to death died in the year 1979.  

Nov 05 On this day in history al Capp, US cartoonist (Li'l Abner), dies at 70  

Nov 07 Amedeo Nazzari, actor (Lure of Sila, Night of Cabiria), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Nov 08 Sydney Tafler, actor (Too Many Crooks), dies at 63 in the year 1979.  

Nov 09 Lewis Charles, actor (Feather & Father Gang), dies at 59 in the year 1979.  

Nov 10 In the year 1979 friedrich Thorberg, writer, dies at 71  

Nov 11 In the year 1979 death of dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-born composer (b. 1894)  

Nov 12 Dimitri Tiompkin, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Nov 13 In the year 1979 rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93  

Nov 14 Bill Farrimond, England cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests 1930-35), dies in the year 1979.  

Nov 17 In the year 1979 john Glassock, bass (Jethro Tull), dies at 27 following heart surgery  

Nov 18 In the year 1979 death of freddie Fitzsimmons, baseball player (b. 1901)  

Nov 22 Anne Vondeling, Male Dutch soc democratic party-minister, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Nov 23 In the year 1979 merle Oberon, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), dies at 68  

Nov 30 In the year 1979 joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69  

Dec 02 Vasily Pavlovich Solov'yov-Sedoy, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1979.  

Dec 03 Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (b. 1905) 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 Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born in the year 1979.  

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 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 In the year 1979 birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer