Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1979

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in September 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

• Sept. 1 Doris Kenyon

  Alexander hamilton, a silent screen actress, dies at 81

• Sept. 2 Felix Aylmer

  Actor (quartet hamlet, dreaming lips), passes away at 90

• Sept. 2 Otto P. Weyland

  American general (b. 1903)

• Sept. 4 Canuplin

  Filipino magician and bodabil entertainer (born 1904)

• Sept. 4 Jef van de Wiele

  Belgian politician dies at 76

• Sept. 5 Alberto di Jorio

  Former head of vatican bank, secretary to the 1958 conclave (born 1884).

• Sept. 6 Ronald Binge

  Composer dies at 69

• Sept. 7 I. A. Richards

  English literary critic and rhetorician (b. 1893)

• Sept. 8 Jean Seberg

  Iconic American actress known for her breakthrough role in 'Saint Joan' and her memorable performance in Jean-Luc Godard's 'Breathless'. She was a significant figure in French New Wave cinema and was targeted by the FBI for her political activism with the Black Panther Party.

• Sept. 9 Solon Michaelides

  Composer dies at 73

• Sept. 10 Agostinho Neto

  Agostinho Neto was a significant Angolan political leader and poet who became the first president of Angola after the country's independence. He played a crucial role in Angola's liberation struggle and national formation.

• Sept. 10 Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych

  Composer dies at 99

• Sept. 14 Raymond Loucheur

  Composer dies at age 80

• Sept. 16 Nur Mohammed Taraki

  President of afghanistan (1978-1979), executed

• Sept. 17 Miloslav Kabelac

  Composer dies at 71

• Sept. 18 Gene Kelly

  Legendary Hollywood dancer, actor, director, and choreographer who transformed movie musicals. Pioneered using dance to tell stories and reveal character emotions, revolutionizing the musical genre in the 1940s and 1950s.

• Sept. 20 Ludvík Svoboda

  Czech general and politician, 8th president of czechoslovakia (b. 1895)

• Sept. 22 Abul A'la Maududi

  Pakistani theologian, islamic scholar and jurist (b. 1903)

• Sept. 26 John Cromwell

  Actor/director (of human bondage) dies at 91

• Sept. 26 Seymour Shifrin

  Composer dies at 53

• Sept. 27 Gracie Fields

  British actress, comedian and film star. she was loved during the ww ii tours. born into a working class family, she chose to become an actress at age seven. her first job was with a vaudeville group for 25 cents per week. she would go on to make a million dollars a year later from her films, plays and records …

• Sept. 27 Jimmy McCulloch

  Scottish musician who played guitar for Paul McCartney's Wings and died at a young age of 26 from drug-related heart failure.

• Sept. 28 John Herbert Chapman

  Canadian physicist (born 1921)

• Sept. 29 Ivan Wyschnegradsky

  Russian composer (b. 1893)