In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
Lew Kowarski
French physicist (1907-1979).
Born February 23rd, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 30th, 1979 at 72 years old in Geneva.
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
Danish writer (1940-1979).
Born July 29th, 1940 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1979 at 38 years old in Stenderup. [ref]
Ray Ventura
French musician.
Born April 16th, 1908 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1979 at 70 years old in Palma.
Antonio Caggiano
Argentine cardinal (1889-1979).
Born January 30th, 1889 in Galvez.
Died October 23rd, 1979 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease).
Johan Borgen
Norwegian writer.
Born April 28th, 1902 in Christiania. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1979 at 77 years old in Hvaler. [ref]
Celia Adler
American television actor (1889-1979).
Born December 6th, 1889 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1979 at 89 years old in The Bronx (stroke).
Hub van Doorne
Dutch businessman (1900–1979).
Born January 1st, 1900 in America.
Died May 23rd, 1979 at 79 years old in Deurne.
Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi
Russian composer (1907-1979).
Born April 25th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 2nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Pierre Bernac
French singer (1899-1979).
Born January 12th, 1899 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 17th, 1979 at 80 years old in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. [ref]
Tommaso Landolfi
Italian author and translator (1908-1979).
Born August 9th, 1908 in Pico, Lazio. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1979 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 600
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce