In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
Christian Dotremont
Artist (1922-1979).
Born December 12th, 1922 in Tervuren.
Died August 20th, 1979 at 56 years old in Buizingen (tuberculosis).
István Bibó
Hungarian politician (1911-1979).
Born August 7th, 1911 in Szeged. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1979 at 67 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Frank Fredrickson
Ice hockey player.
Born June 3rd, 1895 in Winnipeg.
Died May 28th, 1979 at 83 years old in Toronto.
Guido Fanconi
Swiss pediatrician (1892-1979).
Born January 1st, 1892 in Poschiavo.
Died October 10th, 1979 at 87 years old in Poschiavo.
Gustav Winckler
Danish singer-songwriter (1925-1979).
Born October 13th, 1925 in Copenhagen.
Died January 20th, 1979 at 53 years old in Viborg (traffic collision).
John Wright
American cardinal of the roman catholic church (1909-1979).
Born July 18th, 1909 in Boston.
Died August 10th, 1979 at 70 years old in Cambridge.
Maria Caniglia
Singer.
Born May 11th, 1906 in Naples.
Died April 16th, 1979 at 72 years old in Rome.
Marcel Jouhandeau
French writer.
Born July 26th, 1888 in Guéret. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1979 at 90 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (stomach cancer). [ref]
Steve Sekely
Hungarian film director (1899–1979).
Born February 25th, 1899 in Budapest.
Died March 9th, 1979 at 80 years old in Palm Springs.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 600
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