In the year 1979
608 Notable deaths
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
Actor (1898-1979).
Born July 18th, 1898 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1979 at 81 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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).
Juana de Ibarbourou
Uruguayan writer (1892–1979).
Born March 8th, 1892 in Melo. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1979 at 87 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anatoly Kuznetsov
Soviet writer (1929-1979).
Born August 18th, 1929 in Kyiv.
Died June 13th, 1979 at 49 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Boris Giuliano
Italian police officer (1930–1979).
Born October 22nd, 1930 in Piazza Armerina.
Died July 21st, 1979 at 48 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Milton Ager
American composer (1893–1979).
Born October 6th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Floyd Henry Allport
American psychologist (1890-1979).
Born August 22nd, 1890 in Milwaukee.
Died October 15th, 1979 at 89 years old in Los Altos.
George Dunning
Animator (1920-1979).
Born November 17th, 1920 in Toronto.
Died February 15th, 1979 at 58 years old in London.
Guy Bolton
British-american dramatist and playwright (1884-1979).
Born November 23rd, 1884 in Hertfordshire.
Died September 6th, 1979 at 94 years old in London (disease).
Hassan Pakravan
Iranian politician (1911-1979).
Born August 4th, 1911 in Tehran.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 67 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
E. R. Dodds
Irish classical scholar (1893-1979).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Banbridge. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1979 at 85 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Pyotr Gavrilov
Soviet officer.
Born June 30th, 1900 in Älbädän.
Died January 26th, 1979 at 78 years old in Krasnodar.
Waloddi Weibull
Swedish mathematician (1887-1979).
Born June 18th, 1887 in Vittskövle.
Died October 12th, 1979 at 92 years old in Annecy.
Heinz Erhardt
German comedian and entertainer (1909-1979).
Born February 20th, 1909 in Riga.
Died June 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Hamburg.
Ugo Spirito
Italian academic.
Born September 9th, 1896 in Arezzo.
Died April 28th, 1979 at 82 years old in Rome.
Jack Mulhall
American actor (1887-1979).
Born October 7th, 1887 in Wappingers Falls.
Died June 1st, 1979 at 91 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
German politician (1894-1979).
Born September 12th, 1894 in Bremen.
Died December 4th, 1979 at 85 years old in East Berlin.
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Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller