In the year 1979
656 Notable deaths
Akwasi Afrifa
Soldier, politician, and former head of state of ghana (1936-1979).
Born April 24th, 1936 in Mampong. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1979 at 43 years old in Accra (gunshot wound). [ref]
Chris Taylor
American professional and amateur wrestler (1950-1979).
Born June 13th, 1950 in Dowagiac. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1979 at 29 years old in Story City (myocardial infarction).
Dave Fleischer
American animation film director and film producer (1894-1979).
Born July 14th, 1894 in New York City.
Died June 25th, 1979 at 84 years old in Hollywood, Woodland Hills.
Edvard Kardelj
Yugoslav politician (1910–1979).
Born January 27th, 1910 in Ljubljana.
Died February 10th, 1979 at 69 years old in Ljubljana (colorectal cancer).
Alexandra Tolstaya
Russian writer (1884-1979).
Born June 30th, 1884 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died September 26th, 1979 at 95 years old in Valley Cottage.
Mika Waltari
Finnish writer (1908–1979).
Born September 19th, 1908 in Helsinki.
Died August 26th, 1979 at 70 years old in Helsinki (cancer).
Harry Meyen
German actor (1924–1979).
Born August 31st, 1924 in Hamburg.
Died April 15th, 1979 at 54 years old in Hamburg (hanging to death).
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
Japanese physicist (1906-1979).
Born March 31st, 1906 in Tokyo.
Died July 8th, 1979 at 73 years old in Tokyo (head and neck cancer).
John Carroll
American actor (1906-1979).
Born July 17th, 1906 in New Orleans.
Died April 24th, 1979 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia).
Aleksei Kapler
Soviet film director (1903–1979).
Born October 24th, 1904 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1979 at 74 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar from india.
Born August 19th, 1907 in Ballia district.
Died May 19th, 1979 at 71 years old in Delhi.
Ralph Greenson
American psychiatrist (1911-1979).
Born September 20th, 1911 in Bern.
Died November 24th, 1979 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Bernard Leach
British potter (1887–1979).
Born January 5th, 1887 in Hong Kong.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 92 years old in St Ives.
Blue Mitchell
American trumpeter and composer (1930–1979).
Born March 13th, 1930 in Miami.
Died May 21st, 1979 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Clarence Muse
American actor and director (1889–1979).
Born October 14th, 1889 in Baltimore.
Died October 13th, 1979 at 89 years old in Perris (stroke).
Zhang Guotao
Chinese politician (1897–1979).
Born November 26th, 1897 in Pingxiang.
Died December 3rd, 1979 at 82 years old in Scarborough.
Pier Luigi Nervi
Italian engineer (1891-1979).
Born June 21st, 1891 in Sondrio. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1979 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Allen Tate
American poet, essayist and social commentator (1899–1979).
Born November 19th, 1899 in Winchester. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1979 at 79 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Leverett Saltonstall
Politician and united states army officer 1892-1979.
Born September 1st, 1892 in Chestnut Hill.
Died June 17th, 1979 at 86 years old in Dover.
Léonide Massine
Ballet dancer (1896–1979).
Born August 9th, 1896 in Moscow.
Died March 15th, 1979 at 82 years old in Borken, Cologne (disease).
Theodora Kroeber
American anthropologist (1897–1979).
Born March 24th, 1897 in Denver.
Died July 4th, 1979 at 82 years old in Berkeley.
Gio Ponti
Italian architect (1891-1979).
Born November 18th, 1891 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1979 at 87 years old in Milan. [ref]
Nicholas Monsarrat
British writer (1910-1979).
Born March 22nd, 1910 in Liverpool.
Died August 8th, 1979 at 69 years old in London.
S. J. Perelman
American humorist, author, and screenwriter (1904-1979).
Born February 1st, 1904 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1979 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ludvík Svoboda
Czechoslovak general and politician (1895-1979).
Born November 25th, 1895 in Hroznatín. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1979 at 83 years old in Prague (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 656
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