When Did Donny Hathaway Die. A couple of years ago here on dl, a seemingly in the know. Donny hathaway fell from the window of his 15th floor room at new york's' essex house hotel on january 13, 1979.
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On january 13, 1979, his body was found outside the luxury hotel essex house in new york city; The song became a hit, and in 1978, it became the pair’s second r&b number one and also made it to number two on the pop charts. Donny hathaway fell from the window of his 15th floor room at new york’s’ essex house hotel on january 13, 1979.