French criminal (1936–1979).
Born December 28th, 1936 in Clichy.
Died November 2nd, 1979 at 42 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).
1st general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.
Born July 15th, 1917 in Nawa District.
Died October 9th, 1979 at 62 years old in Kabul (asphyxia). [ref]
Cartoonist (1909-1979).
Born September 28th, 1909 in New Haven.
Died November 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Cambridge (pulmonary emphysema).
American actress (1896–1979).
Born June 7th, 1902 in Mattoon.
Died June 22nd, 1979 at 77 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure).
American burlesque performer and actress (1904–1979).
Born April 3rd, 1904 in Elkton.
Died August 31st, 1979 at 75 years old in Glendora (heart failure).
Hungarian footballer.
Born September 21st, 1929 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1979 at 49 years old in Barcelona.
American actress and model (1949-1979).
Born December 20th, 1949 in Evanston.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 29 years old in Malibu (car collision).
French political economist regarded by as a chief architect of european unity (1888-1979).
Born November 9th, 1888 in Cognac.
Died March 16th, 1979 at 90 years old in The Jean Monnet House.
President of angola (1975-1979).
Born September 17th, 1922 in Ícolo e Bengo.
Died September 10th, 1979 at 56 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
American jazz guitarist and composer (1935–1979).
Born June 6th, 1931 in St. Louis.
Died January 31st, 1979 at 47 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
56th president of mexico.
Born March 12th, 1911 in Ciudad Serdan.
Died July 15th, 1979 at 68 years old in Mexico City (colorectal cancer).
British comedian, singer, actress (1910-1979).
Born February 10th, 1910 in Knightsbridge.
Died November 30th, 1979 at 69 years old in Chelsea (cancer).
French painter (1885–1979).
Born November 14th, 1885 in Odesa. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1979 at 94 years old in Paris. [ref]
American actress (1911–1979).
Born August 2nd, 1912 in New York City.
Died December 10th, 1979 at 67 years old in Honolulu (stomach cancer).
Russian, israeli and american author (1895–1979).
Born June 10th, 1895 in Vitebsk.
Died November 17th, 1979 at 84 years old in Princeton.
English literary critic and rhetorician (1893–1979).
Born February 26th, 1893 in Sandbach.
Died September 7th, 1979 at 86 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader (1911-1979).
Born December 15th, 1911 in Wichita.
Died August 25th, 1979 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Ukrainian and american composer.
Born May 22nd, 1894 in Kremenchuk.
Died November 11th, 1979 at 85 years old in London (hip fracture).
American actress (1928–1979).
Born November 1st, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died October 8th, 1979 at 50 years old in Palm Springs (brain cancer).
American singer-songwriter.
Born June 19th, 1914 in Overton County.
Died May 11th, 1979 at 64 years old in Nashville (heart failure).
American speech writer and novelist (1925–1979).
Born September 4th, 1925 in Anniston.
Died June 7th, 1979 at 53 years old in Abilene.
German physician, nobel prize winner (1904-1979).
Born August 29th, 1904 in Berlin.
Died June 1st, 1979 at 74 years old in Schopfheim (myocardial infarction).
American photographer (1906-1979).
Died June 25th, 1979 at 73 years old in New York City.
Hong kong actor (1912-1979).
Born November 27th, 1912 in Beijing.
Died January 8th, 1979 at 66 years old in Hong Kong (myocardial infarction).
American musician, producer and songwriter (1940–1979).
Born January 6th, 1940 in Washington, D.C..
Died July 6th, 1979 at 39 years old in Englewood (myocardial infarction).
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia