In the year 1979
610 Notable deaths
Dewey F. Bartlett
American politician (1919–1979).
Born March 28th, 1919 in Marietta.
Died March 1st, 1979 at 59 years old in Tulsa (lung cancer).
Pavlo Shandruk
Ukrainian military officer (1889–1979).
Born February 28th, 1889 in Borsuky.
Died February 15th, 1979 at 89 years old in Trenton.
John Slessor
Senior commander in the royal air force.
Born June 3rd, 1897 in Ranikhet.
Died July 12th, 1979 at 82 years old in RAF Wroughton.
Beatrice Hicks
Engineer from the united states.
Born January 2nd, 1919 in Orange.
Died October 21st, 1979 at 60 years old in Princeton.
Joseíto Fernández
Cuban musician.
Born September 5th, 1908 in Havana. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1979 at 71 years old in Havana.
Marcel L'Herbier
French film director (1888–1979).
Born April 23rd, 1888 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 26th, 1979 at 91 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Fernando Soler
Mexican actor and film director (1896-1979).
Born May 24th, 1896 in Saltillo.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Joachim Jeremias
German theologian (1900–1979).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Dresden.
Died September 6th, 1979 at 78 years old in Tübingen.
Tapio Rautavaara
Finnish athletics competitor, recording artist; singer and film actor.
Born March 8th, 1915 in Pirkkala.
Died September 25th, 1979 at 64 years old in Oulunkylä (cerebral hemorrhage).
James Francis McIntyre
Catholic cardinal.
Born June 25th, 1886 in Manhattan.
Died July 16th, 1979 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Ivan Wyschnegradsky
Russian composer.
Born May 16th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1979 at 86 years old in Paris.
Walter Legge
English classical music producer.
Born June 1st, 1906 in London. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. [ref]
Agop Dilaçar
Turkish linguist (1895-1979).
Born May 22nd, 1895 in Istanbul.
Died September 12th, 1979 at 84 years old in Istanbul.
Shirley Mason
Actress (1900-1979).
Born June 6th, 1900 in Brooklyn.
Died July 27th, 1979 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Gabriel Ramanantsoa
President of madagascar (1906-1979).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Antananarivo.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 73 years old in Paris.
Kurt Jooss
German dancer, choreographer and influential art dance educator (1901-1979).
Born January 12th, 1901 in Wasseralfingen.
Died May 22nd, 1979 at 78 years old in Heilbronn.
Vagif Mustafazadeh
Azerbaijani musician (1940-1979).
Born March 16th, 1940 in Baku.
Died December 16th, 1979 at 39 years old in Tashkent (myocardial infarction).
Louis Paul Boon
Belgian writer (1912–1979).
Born March 15th, 1912 in Aalst.
Died May 10th, 1979 at 67 years old in Erembodegem.
Victor Saville
English film director, producer and screenwriter (1895–1979).
Born September 25th, 1895 in Birmingham.
Died May 8th, 1979 at 83 years old in London.
Louis Durey
French composer.
Born May 27th, 1888 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1979 at 91 years old in Saint-Tropez. [ref]
Paul Dessau
German composer and conductor (1894-1979).
Born December 19th, 1894 in Hamburg.
Died June 28th, 1979 at 84 years old in Königs Wusterhausen.
Paul Conrath
German general der fallschirmtruppe during world war ii (1896–1979).
Born November 22nd, 1896 in Rudow.
Died January 15th, 1979 at 82 years old in Hamburg.
Dirk Stikker
Dutch politician (1897-1979).
Born February 5th, 1897 in Winschoten.
Died December 23rd, 1979 at 82 years old in Wassenaar. [ref]
Deaths 276 to 300 of 610
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