Page 7: Famous Deaths Happened In 1979

Dec 04 Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 in the year 1979.  

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

Dec 09 In the year 1979 fulton J Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in NYC at 84  

Dec 10 Ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67 in the year 1979.  

Dec 11 In the year 1979 claire Carleton, NYC, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66  

Dec 13 Jon Hall, actor (Ramor of the Jungle), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Dec 14 In the year 1979 nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer (2 Tests for India, avg 205), dies  

Dec 15 Bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66 in the year 1979.  

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 in the year 1979.  

Dec 23 In the year 1979 death of peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (b. 1898)  

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 in the year 1979.  

Dec 27 On this day in history death of hafizullah Amin, president of Afghanistan (1979), murdered  

Dec 30 On this day in history richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers & Hammerstein), dies at 77  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer was born in the year 1979.