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In the year 1979
542 Notable deaths
Allen Tate
American poet, essayist and social commentator.
Born November 19th, 1899 in Fairfax County, Winchester. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1979 at 79 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
Iranian politician (1919-1979).
Born February 18th, 1919 in Tehran.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 60 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
Otto Robert Frisch
Austrian-born british nuclear physicist.
Born October 1st, 1904 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1979 at 74 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
S. J. Perelman
American humorist, author, and screenwriter (1904-1979).
Born February 1st, 1904 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1979 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Morteza Motahhari
Iranian politician (1919-1979).
Born January 31st, 1919 in Fariman.
Died May 1st, 1979 at 60 years old in Tehran.
Gio Ponti
Italian architect (1891-1979).
Born November 18th, 1891 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1979 at 87 years old in Milan. [ref]
Leverett Saltonstall
Politician and united states army officer 1892-1979.
Born September 1st, 1892 in Chestnut Hill.
Died June 17th, 1979 at 86 years old in Dover.
Nicholas Monsarrat
British writer (1910-1979).
Born March 22nd, 1910 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1979 at 69 years old in London. [ref]
Harry Meyen
German actor (1924-1979).
Born August 31st, 1924 in Hamburg.
Died April 15th, 1979 at 54 years old in Hamburg (hanging).
Sergei Pankejeff
Ukrainian-born russian aristocrat and analysand of sigmund freud.
Born December 24th, 1886 in Kakhovka.
Died May 7th, 1979 at 92 years old in Vienna.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain