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In the year 1979
599 Notable deaths
Fernando Soler
Mexican actor and film director (1896-1979).
Born May 24th, 1896 in Saltillo.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Joachim Jeremias
German theologian (1900–1979).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Dresden.
Died September 6th, 1979 at 78 years old in Tübingen.
Tapio Rautavaara
Finnish athletics competitor, recording artist; singer and film actor.
Born March 8th, 1915 in Pirkkala.
Died September 25th, 1979 at 64 years old in Oulunkylä (cerebral hemorrhage).
James Francis McIntyre
Catholic cardinal.
Born June 25th, 1886 in Manhattan.
Died July 16th, 1979 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Ivan Wyschnegradsky
Russian composer.
Born May 16th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1979 at 86 years old in Paris.
Walter Legge
English classical music producer.
Born June 1st, 1906 in London. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. [ref]
Agop Dilaçar
Turkish linguist (1895-1979).
Born May 22nd, 1895 in Istanbul.
Died September 12th, 1979 at 84 years old in Istanbul.
Shirley Mason
Actress (1900-1979).
Born June 6th, 1900 in Brooklyn.
Died July 27th, 1979 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Gabriel Ramanantsoa
President of madagascar (1906-1978).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Antananarivo.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 73 years old in Paris.
Kurt Jooss
German dancer, choreographer and influential art dance educator (1901-1979).
Born January 12th, 1901 in Wasseralfingen.
Died May 22nd, 1979 at 78 years old in Heilbronn.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 599
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