In the year 1979
656 Notable deaths
Cyclone Taylor
Canadian ice hockey player and civil servant.
Born June 23rd, 1884 in Tara. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1979 at 94 years old in Vancouver.
Bertil Ohlin
Swedish economist and politician (1899-1979).
Born April 23rd, 1899 in Parish of Klippan. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1979 at 80 years old in Vålådalens Fjällstation. [ref]
Charles Seeger
American musicologist (1886–1979).
Born December 14th, 1886 in Mexico City.
Died February 7th, 1979 at 92 years old in Bridgewater.
Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu
4th yang di-pertuan agong.
Born January 24th, 1907 in Kuala Terengganu.
Died September 20th, 1979 at 72 years old in Kuala Terengganu.
Jean Stafford
American author (1915–1979).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Covina.
Died March 26th, 1979 at 63 years old in White Plains.
José María Velasco Ibarra
President of ecuador (1934 - 1935) / (1944 - 1947) / (1952 - 1956) / (1960 - 1961) / (1968 - 1972).
Born March 19th, 1893 in Quito.
Died March 30th, 1979 at 86 years old in Quito.
Alfredo Ottaviani
Catholic cardinal (1890-1979).
Born October 29th, 1890 in Rome.
Died August 3rd, 1979 at 88 years old in Vatican City.
Frans Kaisiepo
National hero of indonesia (1921-1979).
Born October 10th, 1921 in Biak Island. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1979 at 57 years old in Jayapura.
Giulio Natta
Italian chemist.
Born February 26th, 1903 in Porto Maurizio.
Died May 2nd, 1979 at 76 years old in Bergamo (Parkinson's disease).
Rogers Morton
American politician (1914-1979).
Born September 19th, 1914 in Louisville.
Died April 19th, 1979 at 64 years old in Maryland (prostate cancer).
Marjorie Lee Browne
American mathematician, educator (1914–1979).
Born September 9th, 1914 in Memphis.
Died October 19th, 1979 at 65 years old in Durham.
Herbert Butterfield
British historian (1900 – 1979).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Oxenhope.
Died July 20th, 1979 at 78 years old in Sawston.
Konstantin Simonov
Soviet writer, poet, playwright and wartime correspondent (1915-1979).
Born November 28th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 28th, 1979 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Louise Allbritton
American actress (1920-1979).
Born July 3rd, 1920 in Oklahoma City.
Died February 16th, 1979 at 58 years old in Puerto Vallarta (spinal cord neoplasm).
Marjorie Rhodes
British actress (1897-1979).
Born April 9th, 1897 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died July 4th, 1979 at 82 years old in Hove (disease).
Mahmoud Taleghani
Iranian shia cleric and political activist.
Born March 7th, 1911 in Tehran.
Died September 9th, 1979 at 68 years old in Tehran.
Demetrio Stratos
Greek musician and lyricist (1945–1979).
Born April 22nd, 1945 in Alexandria.
Died June 13th, 1979 at 34 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Cornelia Otis Skinner
American actress and author (1899–1979).
Born May 30th, 1899 in Chicago.
Died July 9th, 1979 at 80 years old in New York City.
Doris Kenyon
American actress (1897–1979).
Born September 5th, 1897 in Syracuse.
Died September 1st, 1979 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure).
Carlo Abarth
Automobile engineer, designer and racecar driver (1908-1979).
Born November 15th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 70 years old in Vienna.
Ida Rolf
American biochemist, creator of rolfing (1896–1979).
Born May 19th, 1896 in The Bronx.
Died March 19th, 1979 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Robert Florey
French-born american director (1900-1979).
Born September 14th, 1900 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 16th, 1979 at 78 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia
Russian princess.
Born January 11th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 28th, 1979 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.
Norrie Paramor
English record producer (1914–1979).
Born May 15th, 1914 in London.
Died September 9th, 1979 at 65 years old in London (cancer).
Consuelo de Saint Exupéry
Salvadoran-french writer and artist (1901-1979).
Born April 10th, 1901 in Armenia.
Died May 28th, 1979 at 78 years old in Grasse (asthma).
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis