Famous People Who Died In 1979
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1979. This list includes people like John Wayne, Josef Mengele, Dhyan Chand, Sid Vicious, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, artists, poets and physicists who died in 1979. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & France and many more countries.
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1
John Wayne(American Actor Who was a Popular Icon During Hollywood's Golden Age)
Birthdate: May 26, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Winterset, Iowa, United States
Died: June 11
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: May 10, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lewisham, South London
Died: February 2
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
3
Minnie Riperton
(Singer, Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: November 8, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: July 12
4
Ted Cassidy(Best Known for His Role as ‘Lurch’ in the TV Series ‘The Addams Family’)
Birthdate: July 31, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 16
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
Birthdate: July 8, 1908
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bar Harbor, Maine, United States
Died: January 26
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: July 26, 1909
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cherryvale, Kansas
Died: August 17
7
Conrad Hilton(American Businessman and Founder of the ‘Hilton Hotels’ Chain)
Birthdate: December 25, 1887
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Antonio, New Mexico, United States
Died: January 3
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Jean Seberg(Known for Her Performance in the French Film ‘Breathless’)
Birthdate: November 13, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
Died: August 30
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Birthdate: June 25, 1900
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Frogmore House, Windsor, England
Died: August 27
10
Mary Pickford(One of the Most Popular Actresses of the 1910s and 1920s)
Birthdate: April 8, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: May 29
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
Birthdate: February 19, 1911
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bombay, British India
Died: November 23
12
Donny Hathaway
(Singer, Singer-songwriter, Conductor, Musician, Pianist, Record producer)
Birthdate: October 1, 1945
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: January 13
13
Joan Blondell
(American Actress Best Known for Her Film 'The Blue Veil')
Birthdate: August 30, 1906
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: December 25
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Charles Mingus(One of The Greatest Jazz Musicians & Composers in History)
Birthdate: April 22, 1922
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nogales, Arizona, United States
Died: January 5
15
Mamie Eisenhower(First Lady of the United States as the Wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower)
Birthdate: November 14, 1896
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boone, Iowa, United States
Died: November 1
Birthdate: August 10, 1897
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: June 6
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: March 20, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Humansville, Missouri, United States
Died: April 4
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: February 25, 1901
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: November 30
Birthdate: October 28, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oakland, California, USA
Died: January 11
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: November 14, 1912
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 11
Birthdate: June 7, 1947
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States
Died: August 2
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: June 28, 1902
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Arverne, New York, United States
Died: December 30
Birthdate: November 8, 1931
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leedey, Oklahoma, United States
Died: June 13
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
Birthdate: May 8, 1895
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: El Paso, Illinois
Died: December 9
25
Josef Mengele(German Physician Known for His Atrocities at the Auschwitz II Concentration Camp)
Birthdate: March 16, 1911
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bavaria, Germany
Died: February 7
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Dhyan Chand(One of the Greatest Field Hockey Players in History)
Birthdate: August 29, 1905
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: December 3
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: April 15, 1889
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Crescent City
Died: May 16
Birthdate: January 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Larkana, Pakistan
Died: April 4
Birthdate: August 26, 1898
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: December 23
30
Herbert Marcuse(Philosopher and Sociologist His Best-Known Works are "Eros and Civilization" (1955) and "One-Dimensional Man.")
Birthdate: July 19, 1898
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: July 29
Birthdate: February 8, 1911
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 6
Birthdate: March 15, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ballinasloe, Ireland
Died: May 26
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
33
Lowell George
(Musician, Singer, Composer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Record producer)
Birthdate: April 13, 1945
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hollywood
Died: June 29
34
Jayaprakash Narayan(Indian Independence Activist Who is Remembered for Leading the Mid-1970s Opposition Against Prime Minister Indira Gandhi)
Birthdate: October 11, 1902
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bihar, India
Died: October 8
Birthdate: August 7, 1911
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Galesville, Wisconsin, USA
Died: June 16
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: May 31, 1934
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Binghamton, New York, USA
Died: June 2
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Barnes Wallis(English Scientist and Engineer Known for Inventing the ‘Bouncing Bomb’ and ‘Earthquake Bomb’)
Birthdate: September 26, 1887
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ripley, Derbyshire, England
Died: October 30
38
Jean Renoir(French Film Director & Screenwriter Known for His Films 'La Grande Illusion' and 'The Rules of the Game')
Birthdate: September 15, 1894
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montmartre, Paris, France
Died: February 12
Birthdate: November 14, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gumi, South Korea
Died: October 26
40
Nadia Boulanger(One of the Most Influential Teachers of Musical Composition of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: September 16, 1887
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 22
Birthdate: December 3, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: April 10
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Hafizullah Amin
(Former Foreign Minister of Afghanistan)
Birthdate: August 1, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paghman
Died: December 27
Birthdate: February 4, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK
Died: January 16
44
Sara Carter
(Singer-songwriter, Singer)
Birthdate: July 21, 1898
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Copper Creek, Virginia
Died: January 8
Birthdate: June 19, 1914
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Died: May 11
46
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
(Astronomer, Astrophysicist)
Birthdate: May 10, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: December 7
47
Emmett Kelly
(Circus performer)
Birthdate: December 9, 1898
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sedan, Kansas, US
Died: March 28
Birthdate: June 14, 1946
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: June 14
Birthdate: September 17, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ícolo e Bengo
Died: September 10
50
Sonia Delaunay(Ukrainian-French Artist and Co-Founder of the ‘Orphism Art Movement’)
Birthdate: November 13, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hradyz'k, Ukraine
Died: December 5
