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In the year 1979
597 Notable deaths
Edvard Kardelj
Yugoslav politician (1910–1979).
Born January 27th, 1910 in Ljubljana.
Died February 10th, 1979 at 69 years old in Ljubljana (colorectal cancer).
Rosaleen Norton
Australian artist (1917–1979).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Dunedin.
Died December 5th, 1979 at 62 years old in Darlinghurst (colorectal cancer).
Mika Waltari
Finnish writer (1908–1979).
Born September 19th, 1908 in Helsinki.
Died August 26th, 1979 at 70 years old in Helsinki (cancer).
Dave Fleischer
American animation film director and film producer (1894-1979).
Born July 14th, 1894 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1979 at 84 years old in Hollywood, Woodland Hills. [ref]
Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar from india.
Born August 19th, 1907 in Ballia district. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1979 at 71 years old in Delhi. [ref]
Harry Meyen
German actor (1924-1979).
Born August 31st, 1924 in Hamburg.
Died April 15th, 1979 at 54 years old in Hamburg (hanging).
Larisa Shepitko
Soviet film director and screenwriter (1938—1979).
Born January 6th, 1938 in Bakhmut.
Died July 2nd, 1979 at 41 years old in Tver Oblast (traffic collision). [ref]
John Carroll
American actor (1906-1979).
Born July 17th, 1906 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1979 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia). [ref]
Ralph Greenson
American psychiatrist (1911-1979).
Born September 20th, 1911 in Bern.
Died November 24th, 1979 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Abdi İpekçi
Turkish journalist.
Born August 9th, 1929 in Istanbul.
Died February 1st, 1979 at 49 years old in Istanbul.
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