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Pages in category "1979 deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 5,303 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The Who concert disaster was a crowd disaster that occurred on December 3, 1979, when English rock band the Who performed at Riverfront Coliseum (now known as Heritage Bank Center) in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, and a rush of concert-goers outside the Coliseum's entry doors resulted in the deaths of 11 people.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in March 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Controlled flight into terrain; see The Day the Music Died: Bar-Kays, Otis Redding: United States 1967 Four of six Bar-Kays members died: Ronnie Caldwell, Phalon Jones, Jimmy King and Carl Cunningham. Ben Cauley survived the crash and James Alexander was not on the plane. Also on board and killed was soul singer Otis Redding. Beechcraft Model 18
The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1970s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
Monument at the crash site of the airplane carrying Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens; "The Day the Music Died". The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died. The list ...
Here are the famous people who died in 2025. Musicians Marianne Faithfull and Peter Yarrow, as well as director David Lynch, have passed away. So did Aubrey Plaza's husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena ...
David Boren, 83, American politician and academic, governor of Oklahoma (1975–1979), member of the U.S. Senate (1979–1994), and president of the University of Oklahoma (1994–2018). [ 248 ] Jerry Butler , 85, American Hall of Fame soul singer-songwriter (" Only the Strong Survive ", " He Will Break Your Heart "), musician ( The Impressions ...