In the year 1979
599 Notable deaths
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
Peruvian politician (1895–1979).
Born February 22nd, 1895 in Trujillo.
Died August 2nd, 1979 at 84 years old in Lima.
James Thomas Farrell
American writer (1904–1979).
Born February 27th, 1904 in Chicago.
Died August 22nd, 1979 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim
Crown prince of egypt and sudan (1899-1979).
Born February 20th, 1899 in Alexandria.
Died December 1st, 1979 at 80 years old in Istanbul.
Dorothy Peterson
Actress (1897-1979).
Born December 25th, 1897 in Hector.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 81 years old in New York City.
Nasser Moghadam
Last chief of the iranian savak (1921-1979).
Born June 24th, 1921 in Tehran.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 57 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
Ernest B. Schoedsack
American film director (1893-1979).
Born June 8th, 1893 in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1979 at 86 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Ferenc Nagy
Hungarian politician (1903-1979).
Born October 8th, 1903 in Bisse.
Died June 12th, 1979 at 75 years old in Fairfax.
Roy Harris
American composer (1898-1979).
Born February 12th, 1898 in Lincoln County.
Died October 1st, 1979 at 81 years old in Santa Monica.
Paolo Carlini
Italian actor (1922-1979).
Born January 6th, 1922 in Santarcangelo di Romagna.
Died November 3rd, 1979 at 57 years old in Rome (thrombosis).
Alfred Deller
Countertenor singer.
Born May 31st, 1912 in Margate. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1979 at 67 years old in Bologna. [ref]
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Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld