In the year 1979
599 Notable deaths
Boris Giuliano
Italian police officer (1930–1979).
Born October 22nd, 1930 in Piazza Armerina.
Died July 21st, 1979 at 48 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Milton Ager
American composer (1893–1979).
Born October 6th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Floyd Henry Allport
American psychologist (1890-1979).
Born August 22nd, 1890 in Milwaukee.
Died October 15th, 1979 at 89 years old in Los Altos.
George Dunning
Animator (1920-1979).
Born November 17th, 1920 in Toronto.
Died February 15th, 1979 at 58 years old in London.
Guy Bolton
British-american dramatist and playwright (1884-1979).
Born November 23rd, 1884 in Hertfordshire.
Died September 6th, 1979 at 94 years old in London (disease).
Hassan Pakravan
Iranian politician (1911-1979).
Born August 4th, 1911 in Tehran.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 67 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
E. R. Dodds
Irish classical scholar (1893-1979).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Banbridge. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1979 at 85 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Pyotr Gavrilov
Soviet officer.
Born June 30th, 1900 in Älbädän.
Died January 26th, 1979 at 78 years old in Krasnodar.
Waloddi Weibull
Swedish mathematician (1887-1979).
Born June 18th, 1887 in Vittskövle.
Died October 12th, 1979 at 92 years old in Annecy.
Heinz Erhardt
German comedian and entertainer (1909-1979).
Born February 20th, 1909 in Riga.
Died June 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 261 to 270 of 599
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino