In the year 1979
655 Notable deaths
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).
Hub van Doorne
Dutch businessman (1900–1979).
Born January 1st, 1900 in America.
Died May 23rd, 1979 at 79 years old in Deurne.
Pierre Bernac
French singer (1899-1979).
Born January 12th, 1899 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 17th, 1979 at 80 years old in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. [ref]
Tommaso Landolfi
Italian author and translator (1908-1979).
Born August 9th, 1908 in Pico.
Died July 8th, 1979 at 70 years old in Rome.
Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi
First lady of israel (1886–1979).
Died November 16th, 1979 at 93 years old in Jerusalem.
Christian Dotremont
Artist (1922-1979).
Born December 12th, 1922 in Tervuren.
Died August 20th, 1979 at 56 years old in Buizingen (tuberculosis).
István Bibó
Hungarian politician (1911–1979).
Born August 7th, 1911 in Szeged.
Died May 10th, 1979 at 67 years old in Budapest.
Frank Fredrickson
Ice hockey player (1895–1979).
Born June 3rd, 1895 in Winnipeg.
Died May 28th, 1979 at 83 years old in Toronto.
Guido Fanconi
Swiss pediatrician (1892-1979).
Born January 1st, 1892 in Poschiavo.
Died October 10th, 1979 at 87 years old in Poschiavo.
Gustav Winckler
Danish singer-songwriter (1925-1979).
Born October 13th, 1925 in Copenhagen.
Died January 20th, 1979 at 53 years old in Viborg (traffic collision).
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.
Maria Caniglia
Singer.
Born May 11th, 1906 in Naples.
Died April 16th, 1979 at 72 years old in Rome.
Marcel Jouhandeau
French writer (1888–1979).
Born July 26th, 1888 in Guéret.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 90 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (stomach cancer).
Steve Sekely
Hungarian film director (1899–1979).
Born February 25th, 1899 in Budapest.
Died March 9th, 1979 at 80 years old in Palm Springs.
Roger Jean Heim
French botanist (1900–1979).
Born February 12th, 1900 in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1979 at 79 years old in Paris, 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Friedrich Torberg
Czech publicist and writer (1908–1979).
Born September 16th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died November 10th, 1979 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Mikhail Khozin
Soviet general (1896–1979).
Born November 3rd, 1896 in Skachikha.
Died February 27th, 1979 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Julia Bell
British geneticist (1879–1979).
Born January 28th, 1879 in Sherwood.
Died April 26th, 1979 at 100 years old in Westminster.
Frank Wallace
American soccer player (1922-1979).
Born July 15th, 1922 in St. Louis.
Died November 13th, 1979 at 57 years old in St. Louis.
Amedeo Biavati
Italian footballer (1915-1979).
Born April 4th, 1915 in Bologna.
Died April 22nd, 1979 at 64 years old in Bologna.
Andrei Markov
Soviet mathematician (1903-1979).
Born September 22nd, 1903 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 11th, 1979 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Amedeo Gordini
French of italian origin racing car builder and driver (1899–1979).
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Bazzano.
Died May 25th, 1979 at 79 years old in Louveciennes.
Hermann Arthur Jahn
English scientist (1907–1979).
Born May 31st, 1907 in Colchester.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 72 years old in Southampton.
Jef van de Wiele
Belgian nazi collaborator (1903–1979).
Born July 20th, 1903 in Deurne.
Died September 4th, 1979 at 76 years old in Bruges.
Mabel Taliaferro
Actress (1887-1979).
Born May 21st, 1887 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 1979 at 91 years old in Honolulu.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 655
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson