In the year 1979
597 Notable deaths
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]
Edward Akufo-Addo
Second president of the republic of ghana (1906-1979).
Born June 26th, 1906 in Dodowa.
Died July 17th, 1979 at 73 years old in Accra (heart failure).
Dorothy Arzner
American film director and film editor (1897–1979).
Born January 3rd, 1897 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1979 at 82 years old in La Quinta.
Reginald Maudling
British politician (1917–1979).
Born March 7th, 1917 in London.
Died February 14th, 1979 at 61 years old in Hampstead (liver cirrhosis, kidney failure).
Joel Teitelbaum
Grand rebbe of satmar hasidim, opponent of zionism (1887–1979).
Born January 13th, 1887 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died August 19th, 1979 at 92 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital.
Heinz Reinefarth
German ss general (1903-1979).
Born December 26th, 1903 in Gniezno.
Died May 7th, 1979 at 75 years old in Westerland.
Robert Burns Woodward
American chemist.
Born April 10th, 1917 in Boston. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1979 at 62 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
Kurt Kasznar
Stage, film, and television actor (1913-1979).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Vienna.
Died August 6th, 1979 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
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]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 597
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