Famous people and celebrities who died in February 1979

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in February 1979. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Feb. 1 Mort Marshall

  Actor (cully dumplings), passes away at 60

• Feb. 2 Sid Vicious

  Iconic punk rock bassist and vocalist of the Sex Pistols, known for his rebellious persona and significant impact on the punk music scene before his tragic early death.

• Feb. 3 Jody Gilbert

  Actress (willard, shaggy, blonde dynamite)

• Feb. 6 Alain Teister

  Dutch writer/sculptor, dies aged 47.

• Feb. 7 Josef Mengele

  Nazi SS doctor infamously known as the 'Angel of Death' at Auschwitz concentration camp, who conducted horrific medical experiments on prisoners during World War II and later fled to South America to escape prosecution.

• Feb. 7 Josef Mengele near Sao Paulo

  Brazil (attributed in 1985); german experimental physician, the angel of death conducted inhumane medical experiments at auschwitz concentration camp.

• Feb. 8 Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov

  Russian poet dies at the age of 82.

• Feb. 9 Dennis Gabor

  Dennis Gabor was a Hungarian-British physicist and electrical engineer who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971 for his groundbreaking work in holography.

• Feb. 9 Allen Tate

  American poet known for his essays and criticism.

• Feb. 10 Edvard Kardelj

  Prominent Slovenian communist politician and theorist who played a key role in Yugoslavia's political development during Tito's era, serving as a high-ranking government official and foreign minister.

• Feb. 12 Jean Renoir

  Pierre auguste renoir, a french filmmaker and the son of the artist pierre auguste renoir. his films, which include zola’s "nana," 1926 and "la grande illusion," 37, 1937, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 19 39, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1939, 1940, 1946, and "diary of a chambermaid," 46, are considered to …

• Feb. 14 Adolph Dubs

  American lieutenant and diplomat, united states ambassador to afghanistan (b. 1920)

• Feb. 15 Alex Bradford

  Actor/composer (your arms too short ...),) dies at 51.

• Feb. 15 Mehdi Rahimi

  Execution of iran general/military, governor of teheran

• Feb. 16 Nematollah Nassiri

  Executed iran general/head savak (born 1911).

• Feb. 16 Louise Allbritton

  Actress (celia stage door), dies aged 58

• Feb. 17 William Gargan

  Actor (rain bells of st mary), died at 73

• Feb. 21 Ray Whitley

  Composer

• Feb. 22 Sigrid Schauman

  Finnish critic and painter (d. 1979).

• Feb. 23 W. A. C. Bennett

  Canadian businessman and politician, 25th premier of british columbia (b. 1900)

• Feb. 28 Mr Ed

  Talking horse

• Feb. 28 Jane Hylton

  English actress, "adventures of sir lancelot", dies at 52

• Feb. 28 Paul Alverdes

  German poet and author (d. 1979).