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In the year 1979
656 Notable deaths
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]
Frederick Stafford
Austrian actor (1928–1979).
Born March 11th, 1928 in Czechoslovakia, Piešťany.
Died July 28th, 1979 at 51 years old in Lugano.
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.
Mino Pecorelli
Italian journalist (1928–1979).
Born September 14th, 1928 in Sessano del Molise.
Died March 20th, 1979 at 50 years old in Rome.
Charles W. Morris
American philosopher (1903-1979).
Born May 23rd, 1901 in Denver.
Died January 15th, 1979 at 77 years old in Gainesville.
Issa Pliyev
Soviet general (1903–1979).
Born November 25th, 1903 in Batako.
Died February 6th, 1979 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Georges Florovsky
Russian christian theologian and historian (1893–1979).
Born September 9th, 1893 in Odesa, Kropyvnytskyi.
Died August 11th, 1979 at 85 years old in Princeton.
Bolesław Piasecki
Polish politician (1915-1979).
Born February 18th, 1915 in Łódź. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1979 at 63 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
August Heissmeyer
Leading member of the ss (1897-1979).
Born January 11th, 1897 in Aerzen.
Died January 16th, 1979 at 82 years old in Schwäbisch Hall.
Waldemar de Brito
Brazilian footballer (1913-1979).
Born May 17th, 1913 in São Paulo.
Died February 21st, 1979 at 65 years old in São Paulo.
Edward Conze
British marxism and buddhism scholar (1904–1979).
Born March 18th, 1904 in London Borough of Lewisham.
Died September 24th, 1979 at 75 years old in Yeovil.
Josef Oberhauser
German extermination camp officer.
Born September 20th, 1915 in Munich.
Died November 20th, 1979 at 64 years old in Munich.
Jean-Marie Villot
Roman catholic cardinal (1905–1979).
Born October 11th, 1905 in Saint-Amant-Tallende.
Died March 9th, 1979 at 73 years old in Vatican City (pneumonia).
Evald Ilyenkov
Russian philosopher (1924–1979).
Born February 18th, 1924 in Smolensk.
Died March 21st, 1979 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Helmut Hasse
German mathematician (1898–1979).
Born August 25th, 1898 in Kassel.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 81 years old in Ahrensburg.
Amedeo Nazzari
Italian actor (1907–1979).
Born December 10th, 1907 in Cagliari.
Died November 7th, 1979 at 71 years old in Rome (kidney failure).
Johannes de Klerk
South african politician (1903-1979).
Born July 22nd, 1903 in Burgersdorp.
Died January 24th, 1979 at 75 years old in Krugersdorp.
Ray Eberle
American singer (1919–1979).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Mechanicville.
Died August 25th, 1979 at 60 years old in Douglasville (myocardial infarction).
Henrich Focke
German aviation pioneer (1890–1979).
Born October 8th, 1890 in Bremen.
Died February 25th, 1979 at 88 years old in Bremen.
Cyrus Stephen Eaton Sr.
American businessman (1883–1979).
Born December 27th, 1883 in Pugwash.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 95 years old in Cleveland.
Justin Popović
Eastern orthodox theologian (1894–1979).
Born April 6th, 1894 in Vranje.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 85 years old in Valjevo.
Gustav Adolf Scheel
German general (1907-1979).
Born November 22nd, 1907 in Rosenberg. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1979 at 71 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Erin O'Brien-Moore
American actress (1902-1979).
Born May 2nd, 1902 in Los Angeles.
Died May 3rd, 1979 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
John Stuart
Scottish actor (1898–1979).
Born July 18th, 1898 in Edinburgh.
Died October 17th, 1979 at 81 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Paul Meurisse
French actor (1912-1979).
Born December 21st, 1912 in Dunkirk.
Died January 19th, 1979 at 66 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction).
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