In the year 1979
599 Notable deaths
Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia
Russian princess.
Born January 23rd, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 28th, 1979 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.
Norrie Paramor
English record producer.
Born May 15th, 1914 in London.
Died September 9th, 1979 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Consuelo de Saint Exupéry
Salvadoran-french writer and artist (1901-1979).
Born April 10th, 1901 in Armenia. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1979 at 78 years old in Grasse (asthma).
Arno Schmidt
German poet (1914–1979).
Born January 18th, 1914 in Hamburg.
Died June 3rd, 1979 at 65 years old in Celle (stroke). [ref]
Marjorie Lawrence
Australian singer.
Born February 17th, 1909 in Victoria.
Died January 13th, 1979 at 69 years old in Little Rock (heart failure).
Katharine Burr Blodgett
American physicist (1898-1979).
Born January 10th, 1898 in Schenectady.
Died October 12th, 1979 at 81 years old in Schenectady.
David Butler
American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter and television director (1894-1979).
Born December 17th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died June 14th, 1979 at 84 years old in Arcadia.
Gus Cannon
American blues musician.
Born September 21st, 1883 in Mississippi, Red Banks.
Died October 15th, 1979 at 96 years old in Memphis.
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
German art dealer and historian (1884-1979).
Born June 25th, 1884 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1979 at 94 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Karl von Eberstein
German politician (1894-1979).
Born January 14th, 1894 in Halle (Saale).
Died February 10th, 1979 at 85 years old in Tegernsee.
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