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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
Gerald Templer
British army general (1898–1979).
Born September 11th, 1898 in Colchester.
Died October 25th, 1979 at 81 years old in Chelsea.
Aleksei Kapler
Soviet film director (1903–1979).
Born October 24th, 1904 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1979 at 74 years old in Moscow (cancer).
John Carroll
American actor (1906-1979).
Born July 17th, 1906 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1979 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia). [ref]
Chris Taylor
American professional and amateur wrestler (1950-1979).
Born June 13th, 1950 in Dowagiac. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1979 at 29 years old in Story City (myocardial infarction).
Pier Luigi Nervi
Italian architect and engineer.
Born June 21st, 1891 in Sondrio. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1979 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Yvonne Mitchell
British actress.
Born July 7th, 1915 in London.
Died March 24th, 1979 at 63 years old in London (cancer).
Bernard Leach
British potter.
Born January 5th, 1887 in British Hong Kong. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1979 at 92 years old in St Ives.
Ralph Greenson
American psychiatrist (1911-1979).
Born September 20th, 1911 in Bern.
Died November 24th, 1979 at 68 years old in Los Angeles.
Edvard Kardelj
Yugoslav politician (1910-1979).
Born January 27th, 1910 in Ljubljana. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1979 at 69 years old in Ljubljana (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Blue Mitchell
American musician.
Born March 13th, 1930 in Miami. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1979 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 565
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