In the year 1979
597 Notable deaths
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 (gunshot wound).
Tony Galento
American boxer and professional wrestler (1910-1979).
Born March 12th, 1910 in Orange.
Died July 22nd, 1979 at 69 years old in Livingston.
Arthur Fiedler
American conductor (1894-1979).
Born December 17th, 1894 in Boston.
Died July 10th, 1979 at 84 years old in Brookline (myocardial infarction).
Ben Lyon
American actor (1901-1979).
Born February 6th, 1901 in Atlanta.
Died March 22nd, 1979 at 78 years old in Honolulu (myocardial infarction).
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).
Felix Aylmer
English actor (1889-1979).
Born February 21st, 1889 in Corsham.
Died September 2nd, 1979 at 90 years old in Sussex.
Angus MacLise
American musician and poet (1938–1979).
Born March 14th, 1938 in Bridgeport.
Died June 21st, 1979 at 41 years old in Kathmandu (tuberculosis).
Billy Bletcher
American actor (1894-1979).
Born September 24th, 1894 in Lancaster.
Died January 5th, 1979 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Jacob L. Devers
United states army general (1887-1979).
Born September 8th, 1887 in York. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1979 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
Iranian politician (1919-1979).
Born February 18th, 1919 in Tehran.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 60 years old in Tehran (execution by shooting).
Deaths 121 to 130 of 597
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé