In the year 1979
656 Notable deaths
Gabrielle Dorziat
French actress (1880-1979).
Born January 15th, 1880 in Épernay.
Died December 2nd, 1979 at 99 years old in Biarritz.
George Pollock
British film director (1907-1979).
Born March 27th, 1907 in Leicester.
Died December 22nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Thanet.
Roman Ghirshman
French archaeologist (1895-1979).
Born October 15th, 1895 in Kharkiv.
Died September 5th, 1979 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Hysni Kapo
Albanian politician (1915-1979).
Born March 4th, 1915 in Tërbaç.
Died September 23rd, 1979 at 64 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Guiomar Novaes
Brazilian pianist (1895-1979).
Born February 28th, 1895 in São João da Boa Vista.
Died March 7th, 1979 at 84 years old in São Paulo.
Taisto Mäki
Finnish long-distance runner (1910–1979).
Born December 2nd, 1910 in Rekola.
Died May 1st, 1979 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Edward Stachura
Polish poet, writer and translator (1937–1979).
Born August 18th, 1937 in Charvieu.
Died July 24th, 1979 at 41 years old in Warsaw (hanging to death).
Bruno Apitz
German writer (1900-1979).
Born April 28th, 1900 in Leipzig.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 78 years old in East Berlin.
Bruno Coquatrix
French music producer; owner and manager of the music hall paris olympia (1910–1979).
Born August 4th, 1910 in Ronchin.
Died April 1st, 1979 at 68 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Italian opera singer (1892-1979).
Born December 11th, 1892 in Lanuvio.
Died March 17th, 1979 at 86 years old in Valencia, Burjassot.
Bart McGhee
American soccer player (1899–1979).
Born April 30th, 1899 in Edinburgh.
Died January 26th, 1979 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
Carl Miller
American film actor (1893-1979).
Born August 9th, 1894 in Wichita County.
Died January 22nd, 1979 at 84 years old in Honolulu.
Antun Augustinčić
Croatian sculptor, political commissar and university teacher (1900-1979).
Born May 4th, 1900 in Klanjec.
Died May 10th, 1979 at 79 years old in Zagreb.
Israel Yeshayahu
Israeli politician (1908-1979).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Saada. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1979 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
Johan Borgen
Norwegian writer (1902–1979).
Born April 28th, 1902 in Oslo Municipality, Christiania.
Died November 16th, 1979 at 77 years old in Hvaler Municipality.
Joan Standing
British actress (1903-1979).
Born June 21st, 1903 in Worcestershire.
Died February 3rd, 1979 at 75 years old in Houston (cancer).
Đuro Pucar
Yugoslav politician.
Born December 13th, 1899 in Kesići.
Died April 12th, 1979 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Dany Dauberson
French singer (1925–1979).
Born January 16th, 1925 in Le Creusot.
Died March 16th, 1979 at 54 years old in Marseille.
István Örkény
Hungarian writer (1912–1979).
Born April 5th, 1912 in Budapest.
Died June 24th, 1979 at 67 years old in Budapest.
Milo Butler
Bahamian politician (1906-1979).
Born August 11th, 1906 in Nassau. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Nassau. [ref]
John Wright
American cardinal of the roman catholic church (1909–1979).
Born July 18th, 1909 in Boston.
Died August 10th, 1979 at 70 years old in Cambridge.
Johann Nikuradse
German physicist (1894–1979).
Born November 20th, 1894 in Samtredia.
Died July 18th, 1979 at 84 years old in Göttingen.
Antonio Caggiano
Argentine cardinal (1889-1979).
Born January 30th, 1889 in Galvez.
Died October 23rd, 1979 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease).
Celia Adler
American television actor (1889-1979).
Born December 6th, 1889 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1979 at 89 years old in The Bronx (stroke).
Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi
First lady of israel (1886–1979).
Died November 16th, 1979 at 93 years old in Jerusalem.
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen