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In the year 1979
556 Notable deaths
Rosaleen Norton
Australian artist (1917–1979).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Dunedin.
Died December 5th, 1979 at 62 years old in Darlinghurst (colorectal cancer).
Clarence Muse
American actor and director.
Born October 14th, 1889 in Baltimore.
Died October 13th, 1979 at 89 years old in Perris (stroke).
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.
Died September 22nd, 1979 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
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]
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