In the year 1979
656 Notable deaths
Ida Rolf
American biochemist, creator of rolfing (1896–1979).
Born May 19th, 1896 in The Bronx.
Died March 19th, 1979 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Arno Schmidt
German poet (1914–1979).
Born January 18th, 1914 in Hamburg.
Died June 3rd, 1979 at 65 years old in Celle (stroke). [ref]
Norrie Paramor
English record producer (1914–1979).
Born May 15th, 1914 in London.
Died September 9th, 1979 at 65 years old in London (cancer).
Nasser Moghadam
Last chief of the savak (1921-1979).
Born June 24th, 1921 in Tehran.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 57 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound).
Paolo Carlini
Italian actor (1922-1979).
Born January 6th, 1922 in Santarcangelo di Romagna.
Died November 3rd, 1979 at 57 years old in Rome (thrombosis).
David Butler
American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter and television director (1894-1979).
Born December 17th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died June 14th, 1979 at 84 years old in Arcadia.
Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim
Crown prince of egypt and sudan (1899-1979).
Born February 20th, 1899 in Alexandria.
Died December 1st, 1979 at 80 years old in Istanbul.
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
German gallerist, art dealer and historian naturalised french (1884-1979).
Born June 25th, 1884 in Mannheim.
Died January 11th, 1979 at 94 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Karl von Eberstein
German politician (1894-1979).
Born January 14th, 1894 in Halle (Saale).
Died February 10th, 1979 at 85 years old in Tegernsee.
Gus Cannon
American blues musician.
Born September 12th, 1883 in Mississippi, Red Banks.
Died October 15th, 1979 at 96 years old in Memphis.
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
Peruvian politician (1895–1979).
Born February 22nd, 1895 in Trujillo.
Died August 2nd, 1979 at 84 years old in Lima.
Aaron Douglas
African-american painter, illustrator and visual arts educator (1899–1979).
Born May 26th, 1899 in Topeka. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1979 at 79 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Ferenc Nagy
Hungarian politician (1903-1979).
Born October 8th, 1903 in Bisse.
Died June 12th, 1979 at 75 years old in Fairfax.
James Thomas Farrell
American writer (1904–1979).
Born February 27th, 1904 in Chicago.
Died August 22nd, 1979 at 75 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Dorothy Peterson
Actress (1897-1979).
Born December 25th, 1897 in Hector.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 81 years old in New York City.
Ernest B. Schoedsack
American film director, cinematographer, producer, and photographer (1893-1979).
Born June 8th, 1893 in Council Bluffs.
Died December 23rd, 1979 at 86 years old in Los Angeles, Santa Monica.
Pierre Goldman
French academic (1944–1979).
Born June 22nd, 1944 in 7th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died September 20th, 1979 at 35 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris, place de l'Abbé-Georges-Hénocque.
Dick Huemer
American animator, screenwriter (1898–1979).
Born January 2nd, 1898 in New York City.
Died November 30th, 1979 at 81 years old in Burbank.
Roy Harris
American composer (1898-1979).
Born February 12th, 1898 in Lincoln County.
Died October 1st, 1979 at 81 years old in Santa Monica.
Virginia Brissac
American actress (1883–1979).
Born June 11th, 1883 in San Jose.
Died July 26th, 1979 at 96 years old in Santa Fe.
Alfred Deller
Countertenor singer (1912–1979).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Margate.
Died July 16th, 1979 at 67 years old in Bologna.
Walter Gerlach
German physicist (1889-1979).
Born August 1st, 1889 in Wiesbaden.
Died August 10th, 1979 at 90 years old in Munich.
Eddie Jefferson
American singer.
Born August 3rd, 1918 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 60 years old in Detroit.
Karl Bodenschatz
German general (1890–1979).
Born December 10th, 1890 in Rehau.
Died August 25th, 1979 at 88 years old in Erlangen.
Jocelyne LaGarde
French polynesian actor (1924-1979).
Born April 24th, 1924 in Papeete. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1979 at 55 years old in Papeete.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 656
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain