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In the year 1979
542 Notable deaths
Dorothy Arzner
American film director and film editor.
Born January 3rd, 1900 in San Francisco.
Died October 1st, 1979 at 79 years old in La Quinta.
Yvonne de Gaulle
Wife of charles de gaulle (1900-1979).
Born May 22nd, 1900 in Calais. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1979 at 79 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris, Val-de-Grâce (cancer). [ref]
Heinz Reinefarth
German ss general (1903-1979).
Born December 26th, 1903 in Gniezno.
Died May 7th, 1979 at 75 years old in Westerland.
Joel Teitelbaum
Grand rebbe of satmar hasidim, opponent of zionism.
Born January 13th, 1887 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died August 19th, 1979 at 92 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital.
Dick Foran
Actor (1910-1979).
Born June 18th, 1910 in Flemington. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1979 at 69 years old in Panorama City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arthur Fiedler
American conductor (1894-1979).
Born December 17th, 1894 in Boston. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1979 at 84 years old in Brookline (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
Soldier and former military head of state of ghana (1931-1979).
Born September 23rd, 1931 in Kumasi.
Died June 16th, 1979 at 47 years old in Accra (ballistic trauma).
Rexford Tugwell
American economist, academic, and former governor of puerto rico.
Born July 10th, 1891 in Sinclairville. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1979 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
John Glascock
British musician.
Born May 2nd, 1951 in London Borough of Islington.
Died November 17th, 1979 at 28 years old in London (infectious disease).
Ben Lyon
American actor (1901-1979).
Born February 6th, 1901 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1979 at 78 years old in Honolulu (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 542
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø