In the year 1979
597 Notable deaths
Hadley Richardson
First wife of author ernest hemingway.
Born November 9th, 1891 in St. Louis.
Died January 23rd, 1979 at 87 years old in Lakeland.
Fulton J. Sheen
Catholic bishop,television presenter and venerable.
Born May 8th, 1895 in El Paso. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1979 at 84 years old in New York City.
Charles Coughlin
Canadian-american catholic priest and radio commentator.
Born October 25th, 1891 in Hamilton.
Died October 27th, 1979 at 88 years old in Bloomfield Hills.
Edgar Buchanan
American actor (1903–1979).
Born March 20th, 1903 in Humansville.
Died April 4th, 1979 at 76 years old in Palm Desert (stroke).
Teruo Nakamura
Imperial japanese army soldier (1919–1979).
Born October 8th, 1919 in Taitō Prefecture.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 59 years old in Taitung County (lung cancer).
Syed Abul Ala Maududi
South asian islamic scholar, founder of jamaat-e-islami (1903–1979).
Born September 25th, 1903 in Aurangabad.
Died September 22nd, 1979 at 75 years old in New York City.
Lowell George
American musician (1945-1979).
Born April 13th, 1945 in Hollywood.
Died June 29th, 1979 at 34 years old in Arlington County (heart failure).
Darla Hood
American actress (1931-1979).
Born November 8th, 1931 in Leedey.
Died June 13th, 1979 at 47 years old in North Hollywood (hepatitis).
Rachele Mussolini
Mistress, wife, and widow of italian dictator benito mussolini.
Born April 11th, 1890 in Predappio. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1979 at 89 years old in Forlì. [ref]
Francisco Macías Nguema Biyoko
Equatoguinean politician, 1st and former president of equatorial guinea (1924-1979).
Born January 1st, 1924 in Mongomo.
Died September 29th, 1979 at 55 years old in Black Beach (gunshot wound).
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather