In the year 1979
597 Notable deaths
Bernard Leach
British potter (1887–1979).
Born January 5th, 1887 in Hong Kong.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 92 years old in St Ives.
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).
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga
Japanese physicist (1906-1979).
Born March 31st, 1906 in Tokyo.
Died July 8th, 1979 at 73 years old in Tokyo (head and neck cancer).
Blue Mitchell
American trumpeter and composer (1930–1979).
Born March 13th, 1930 in Miami.
Died May 21st, 1979 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Ramón José Castellano
Argentinian archbishop (1903–1979).
Born February 15th, 1903 in Villa Dolores.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 75 years old in Córdoba.
Clarence Muse
American actor and director.
Born October 14th, 1889 in Baltimore.
Died October 13th, 1979 at 89 years old in Perris (stroke).
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]
Allen Tate
American poet, essayist and social commentator (1899–1979).
Born November 19th, 1899 in Winchester. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1979 at 79 years old in Nashville. [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.
Léonide Massine
Ballet dancer.
Born August 9th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1979 at 82 years old in Borken, Cologne (disease).
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young