In the year 1979
608 Notable deaths
Zeppo Marx
American film star; member of the marx brothers (1901–1979).
Born February 25th, 1901 in Manhattan.
Died November 30th, 1979 at 78 years old in Palm Springs (lung cancer).
Carmine Galante
American mafia boss (1910-1979).
Born February 21st, 1910 in New York City, East Harlem.
Died July 12th, 1979 at 69 years old in Bushwick.
Herbert Marcuse
German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898-1979).
Born July 19th, 1898 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1979 at 81 years old in Starnberg (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Thurman Munson
American baseball player.
Died August 2nd, 1979 at 32 years old in Green (aircraft crash).
Peggy Guggenheim
American art collector, art dealer, museum founder and socialite.
Born August 26th, 1898 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1979 at 81 years old in Camposampiero. [ref]
Hadley Richardson
First wife of author ernest hemingway.
Born November 9th, 1891 in St. Louis.
Died January 23rd, 1979 at 87 years old in Lakeland.
Fulton J. Sheen
Catholic bishop,television presenter and venerable.
Born May 8th, 1895 in El Paso. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1979 at 84 years old in New York City.
Charles Coughlin
Canadian-american catholic priest and radio commentator.
Born October 25th, 1891 in Hamilton.
Died October 27th, 1979 at 88 years old in Bloomfield Hills.
Edgar Buchanan
American actor (1903–1979).
Born March 20th, 1903 in Humansville.
Died April 4th, 1979 at 76 years old in Palm Desert (stroke).
Teruo Nakamura
Imperial japanese army soldier (1919–1979).
Born October 8th, 1919 in Taitō Prefecture.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 59 years old in Taitung County (lung cancer).
Syed Abul Ala Maududi
South asian islamic scholar, founder of jamaat-e-islami (1903–1979).
Born September 25th, 1903 in Aurangabad.
Died September 22nd, 1979 at 75 years old in New York City.
Lowell George
American musician (1945-1979).
Born April 13th, 1945 in Hollywood.
Died June 29th, 1979 at 34 years old in Arlington County (heart failure).
Darla Hood
American actress (1931-1979).
Born November 8th, 1931 in Leedey.
Died June 13th, 1979 at 47 years old in North Hollywood (hepatitis).
Rachele Mussolini
Mistress, wife, and widow of italian dictator benito mussolini (1890–1979).
Born April 11th, 1890 in Predappio.
Died October 30th, 1979 at 89 years old in Forlì.
Francisco Macías Nguema Biyoko
Equatoguinean politician, 1st and former president of equatorial guinea (1924-1979).
Born January 1st, 1924 in Mongomo.
Died September 29th, 1979 at 55 years old in Black Beach (gunshot wound).
Alvin Karpis
American gangster.
Born August 10th, 1907 in Montreal.
Died August 26th, 1979 at 72 years old in Torremolinos.
Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin
British-born american astronomer.
Born May 10th, 1900 in Wendover. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1979 at 79 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Hanna Reitsch
German aviator (1912–1979).
Born March 29th, 1914 in Jelenia Góra. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1979 at 65 years old in Frankfurt (myocardial infarction).
John Diefenbaker
13th prime minister of canada (1895-1979).
Born September 18th, 1895 in Neustadt.
Died August 16th, 1979 at 83 years old in Ottawa (myocardial infarction).
Talcott Parsons
American sociologist (1902 – 1979).
Born December 13th, 1902 in Colorado Springs.
Died May 8th, 1979 at 76 years old in Munich.
Park Chung-hee
3rd president of the republic of korea.
Born November 14th, 1917 in Gumi.
Died October 26th, 1979 at 61 years old in Jongno District (gunshot wound).
Darryl F. Zanuck
American film producer.
Born September 5th, 1902 in Wahoo. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1979 at 77 years old in Palm Springs (cancer). [ref]
Jean Renoir
French film director and screenwriter (1894–1979).
Born September 15th, 1894 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1979 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Hannelore Schmatz
West german mountain climber (1940–1979).
Born February 16th, 1940 in Regensburg.
Died October 2nd, 1979 at 39 years old in Mount Everest (hypothermia).
Jimmy McCulloch
Scottish musician (1953–1979).
Born June 4th, 1953 in Dumbarton. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1979 at 26 years old in Maida Vale (drug overdose).
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu