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In the year 1979
656 Notable deaths
James Francis McIntyre
Catholic cardinal (1886–1979).
Born June 25th, 1886 in Manhattan.
Died July 16th, 1979 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Ivan Wyschnegradsky
Russian composer (1893–1979).
Born May 16th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 29th, 1979 at 86 years old in Paris.
Walter Legge
English classical music producer (1906–1979).
Born June 1st, 1906 in London.
Died March 22nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
Agop Dilâçar
Turkish linguist (1895–1979).
Born May 22nd, 1895 in Constantinople.
Died September 12th, 1979 at 84 years old in Istanbul.
Shirley Mason
American 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.
Jairamdas Daulatram
Indian political leader (1891-1979).
Born July 21st, 1891 in Karachi.
Died March 1st, 1979 at 87 years old in Delhi.
Rosemary LaPlanche
Miss california (1923-1979).
Born October 11th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 55 years old in Glendale (cancer).
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 (1888–1979).
Born May 27th, 1888 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 3rd, 1979 at 91 years old in Saint-Tropez.
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]
Saro Urzì
Italian film director and actor (1913–1979).
Born February 24th, 1913 in Catania.
Died November 1st, 1979 at 66 years old in San Giuseppe Vesuviano.
Wilbur Ware
American jazz musician (1923-1979).
Born September 8th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died September 9th, 1979 at 56 years old in Philadelphia (pulmonary emphysema).
Alf Ross
Danish jurist (1899-1979).
Born June 10th, 1899 in Copenhagen.
Died August 17th, 1979 at 80 years old in Virum.
Ludwig Renn
German writer (1889-1979).
Born April 22nd, 1889 in Dresden.
Died July 21st, 1979 at 90 years old in Berlin.
Casey Robinson
American film director, film producer and screenwriter (1903–1979).
Born October 17th, 1903 in Logan.
Died December 6th, 1979 at 76 years old in Sydney (disease).
Lesley Selander
American film director (1900-1979).
Born May 26th, 1900 in Los Angeles.
Died December 5th, 1979 at 79 years old in Los Alamitos.
Leonid Bykov
Ukrainian soviet actor, film director and screenwriter (1928-1979).
Born December 12th, 1928 in Cherkaske.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 50 years old in Vyshhorod Raion (traffic collision).
Stein Rokkan
Norwegian political scientist.
Born July 4th, 1921 in Vågan Municipality.
Died July 22nd, 1979 at 58 years old in Bergen.
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