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In the year 1979
597 Notable deaths
Alvin Karpis
American gangster.
Born August 10th, 1907 in Montreal.
Died August 26th, 1979 at 72 years old in Torremolinos.
Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin
British-born american astronomer.
Born May 10th, 1900 in Wendover. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1979 at 79 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Hanna Reitsch
German aviator.
Born March 29th, 1914 in Jelenia Góra. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1979 at 65 years old in Frankfurt am Main (myocardial infarction).
John Diefenbaker
13th prime minister of canada (1895-1979).
Born September 18th, 1895 in Neustadt.
Died August 16th, 1979 at 83 years old in Ottawa (myocardial infarction).
Talcott Parsons
American sociologist (1902 – 1979).
Born December 13th, 1902 in Colorado Springs.
Died May 8th, 1979 at 76 years old in Munich.
Park Chung-hee
3rd president of the republic of korea.
Born November 14th, 1917 in Gumi.
Died October 26th, 1979 at 61 years old in Jongno District (gunshot wound).
Darryl F. Zanuck
American film producer.
Born September 5th, 1902 in Wahoo. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1979 at 77 years old in Palm Springs (cancer). [ref]
Jean Renoir
French film director and screenwriter (1894–1979).
Born September 15th, 1894 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1979 at 84 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Hannelore Schmatz
West german mountain climber (1940–1979).
Born February 16th, 1940 in Regensburg.
Died October 2nd, 1979 at 39 years old in Mount Everest (hypothermia).
Jimmy McCulloch
Scottish musician (1953–1979).
Born June 4th, 1953 in Dumbarton. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1979 at 26 years old in Maida Vale (drug overdose).
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