Page 7: Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Dec 04 Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Dec 07 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, 1st woman full prof at Harvard U, dies in the year 1979.  

Dec 09 Fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84 on this day in history.  

Dec 10 On this day in history ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67  

Dec 11 Claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Dec 13 On this day in history jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66  

Dec 14 On this day in history nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies  

Dec 15 Bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Dec 21 Bill Anderson, cricketer (Test for NZ 1946, scored five & one), dies on this day in history.  

Dec 22 Darryl F Zanuck, film producer (20th Century Fox), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Dec 23 Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (b. 1898) died on this day in history.  

Dec 24 Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/sect-gen NATO, dies at 82 in the year 1979.  

Dec 25 Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Dec 27 Hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered died in the year 1979.  

Dec 30 Richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers & Hammerstein), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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Apr 02 In the year 1979 birth of jesse Carmichael, American musician (Maroon 5)  

Apr 21 James McAvoy, Scottish actor was born in the year 1979.  

Apr 28 Bahram Radan, Iranian actor was born on this day in history.  

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

May 07 On this day in history birth of katie Douglas, American basketball player  

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

May 19 In the year 1979 birth of diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer  

May 19 On this day in history birth of andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer