In the year 1979
655 Notable deaths
André Luguet
Actor (1892–1979).
Born May 15th, 1892 in Fontenay-sous-Bois.
Died May 24th, 1979 at 87 years old in Cannes.
Klaus Egge
Norwegian composer and music critic (1906–1979).
Born July 19th, 1906 in Gransherad.
Died March 7th, 1979 at 72 years old in Oslo.
Emiliyan Stanev
Bulgarian writer (1907-1979).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Veliko Tarnovo.
Died March 15th, 1979 at 72 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Predrag Đajić
Bosnian footballer (1922–1979).
Born May 1st, 1922 in Sarajevo.
Died May 13th, 1979 at 57 years old in Warsaw.
Heinrich Behnke
German mathematician (1898–1979).
Born October 9th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died October 10th, 1979 at 81 years old in Münster.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck
German general and knight's cross recipient (1897–1979).
Born January 10th, 1897 in Wrocław.
Died April 15th, 1979 at 82 years old in Überlingen.
Ahmet Kireççi
Turkish wrestler (1914–1979).
Born October 27th, 1914 in Mersin.
Died August 17th, 1979 at 64 years old in Mersin (traffic collision).
Khan Shushinski
Azerbaijani singer (1901-1979).
Born August 20th, 1901 in Shusha.
Died March 18th, 1979 at 77 years old in Baku.
Heinz Pollay
German dressage horse rider (1908–1979).
Born February 4th, 1908 in Koszalin.
Died May 14th, 1979 at 71 years old in Munich.
Ethel Smith
Canadian sprinter (1907-1979).
Born July 5th, 1907 in Toronto.
Died December 31st, 1979 at 72 years old in Toronto.
Marino Moretti
Italian poet and writer (1885-1979).
Born July 18th, 1885 in Cesenatico.
Died July 6th, 1979 at 93 years old in Cesenatico.
Nicolas Born
German writer (1937–1979).
Born December 31st, 1937 in Duisburg.
Died December 7th, 1979 at 41 years old in Dannenberg-Breese in der Marsch (cancer).
David Armitage Bannerman
British ornithologist (1886–1979).
Born November 27th, 1886 in Manchester. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1979 at 92 years old [ref]
Paul Demiéville
Swiss sinologist (1894-1979).
Born September 13th, 1894 in Lausanne.
Died March 23rd, 1979 at 84 years old in Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Alessandro Frigerio
Swiss footballer (1914-1979).
Born November 15th, 1914 in Tumaco.
Died January 10th, 1979 at 64 years old in Locarno.
Luigi Capuano
Italian film director and screenwriter (1904-1979).
Born July 13th, 1904 in Naples.
Died October 20th, 1979 at 75 years old in Rome.
Iskhak Razzakov
Soviet politician (1910–1979).
Born October 25th, 1910 in Fergana Oblast.
Died March 19th, 1979 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Maphevu Dlamini
Prime minister of swaziland (1922-1979).
Born March 31st, 1922.
Died October 25th, 1979 at 57 years old in Mbabane.
Yury Kovalyov
Russian footballer (1934-1979).
Born February 6th, 1934 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
Died September 25th, 1979 at 45 years old in Moscow.
Jan Otčenášek
Czech bookwriter and scriptwriter (1924-1979).
Born November 19th, 1924 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1979 at 54 years old in Prague (lung cancer, lung neoplasm). [ref]
Zvonimir Cimermančić
Croatian footballer (1917-1979).
Born August 26th, 1917 in Zagreb.
Died May 14th, 1979 at 61 years old in Zagreb (traffic collision).
Carol Holloway
Actress (1892–1979).
Born April 30th, 1892 in Williamstown.
Died January 3rd, 1979 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Pedro Lazaga
Spanish film director (1918-1979).
Born October 3rd, 1918 in Valls.
Died November 30th, 1979 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Henri Saint Cyr
Equestrian (1902–1979).
Born March 15th, 1902 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1979 at 77 years old in Kristianstad.
Reginald Delargey
Catholic cardinal (1914–1979).
Born December 10th, 1914 in Timaru.
Died January 29th, 1979 at 64 years old in Auckland.
Deaths 476 to 500 of 655
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein