▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁dis aster s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : J uly ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁events ▁in ▁Europe ▁Category : Main land , ▁Sh et land <0x0A> </s> ▁Max ▁David ▁Ba con ▁( 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁London , ▁England , ▁UK ▁– ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁London , ▁England , ▁UK ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁actor , ▁com ed ian ▁and ▁music ian ▁( d rum mer ▁and ▁occas ional ▁vocal ist ▁in ▁Am bro se ' s ▁band ). ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁British - born , ▁his ▁com edic ▁style ▁cent red ▁on ▁his ▁pseudo - Europe an , ▁Y idd ish ▁acc ent ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁straight - fac ed ▁mis pr on unci ation ▁of ▁words . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ba con ' s ▁father ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁le ather - working ▁family ▁to ▁London ▁from ▁Kat ow ice , ▁then ▁in ▁Gal icia ▁in ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Empire . ▁In ▁London , ▁his ▁father ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁basket - we aver . ▁ ▁Before ▁becoming ▁a ▁character ▁actor , ▁Ba con ▁was ▁a ▁drum mer ▁in ▁Britain ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁He ▁was ▁taught ▁by ▁the ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Harry ▁Bent ley . ▁After ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Florida ▁Club ▁with ▁Ron nie ▁Mun