In the year 1979
597 Notable deaths
Arthur Hunnicutt
Actor (1910-1979).
Born February 17th, 1910 in Gravelly.
Died September 26th, 1979 at 69 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer, lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
Barnes Wallis
English scientist, engineer and inventor (1887-1979).
Born September 26th, 1887 in Ripley.
Died October 30th, 1979 at 92 years old in Leatherhead.
Jacques Mesrine
French criminal (1936–1979).
Born December 28th, 1936 in Clichy.
Died November 2nd, 1979 at 42 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).
Nur Muhammad Taraki
1st general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.
Born July 15th, 1917 in Nawa District.
Died October 9th, 1979 at 62 years old in Kabul (murder, asphyxia).
Al Capp
Cartoonist (1909-1979).
Born September 28th, 1909 in New Haven.
Died November 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Cambridge (pulmonary emphysema).
Sally Rand
American burlesque performer and actress (1904-1979).
Born April 3rd, 1904 in Elkton.
Died August 31st, 1979 at 75 years old in Glendora (heart failure).
Sándor Kocsis
Hungarian footballer.
Born September 21st, 1929 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1979 at 49 years old in Barcelona.
Claudia Jennings
American actress and model (1949-1979).
Born December 20th, 1949 in Evanston.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 29 years old in Malibu (car collision).
Jean Monnet
French political economist regarded by as a chief architect of european unity (1888-1979).
Born November 9th, 1888 in Cognac.
Died March 16th, 1979 at 90 years old in The Jean Monnet House.
Agostinho Neto
President of angola (1975-1979).
Born September 17th, 1922 in Ícolo e Bengo.
Died September 10th, 1979 at 56 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson