In the year 1979
597 Notable deaths
A. Philip Randolph
Black american civil rights activist, labor unionist, politician (1889-1979).
Born April 15th, 1889 in Crescent City. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1979 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Peter Butterworth
English actor (1919–1979).
Born February 4th, 1915 in Bramhall.
Died January 17th, 1979 at 63 years old in Coventry (myocardial infarction).
Nicholas Ray
American film director (1911-1979).
Born August 7th, 1911 in La Crosse. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1979 at 67 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Philippe Cousteau
French diver and cinematographer (1940–1979).
Born December 30th, 1940 in Toulon.
Died June 28th, 1979 at 38 years old in Alverca do Ribatejo.
Ali Hassan Salameh
Palestinian leader (1941-1979).
Died January 22nd, 1979 at 37 years old in Beirut.
Donyale Luna
American model and actress (1945-1979).
Born January 1st, 1945 in Detroit.
Died May 17th, 1979 at 34 years old in Rome (drug overdose).
Gracie Fields
British actress, singer and comedian (1898–1979).
Born January 9th, 1898 in Rochdale.
Died September 27th, 1979 at 81 years old in Capri (pneumonia).
George Brent
Irish-american actor (1899-1979).
Born March 15th, 1904 in Shannonbridge.
Died May 26th, 1979 at 75 years old in Solana Beach (pulmonary emphysema).
Michael Wilding
English television and film actor (1912-1979).
Born July 23rd, 1912 in Leigh-on-Sea. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1979 at 66 years old in London (fall).
Airey Neave
British politician (1916-1979).
Born January 23rd, 1916 in Knightsbridge.
Died March 30th, 1979 at 63 years old in Westminster Hospital (car bomb).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 597
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran