In the year 1979
597 Notable deaths
Nicholas Monsarrat
British writer (1910-1979).
Born March 22nd, 1910 in Liverpool.
Died August 8th, 1979 at 69 years old in London.
Gio Ponti
Italian architect (1891-1979).
Born November 18th, 1891 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1979 at 87 years old in Milan. [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]
Zhang Guotao
Chinese politician (1897–1979).
Born November 26th, 1897 in Pingxiang.
Died December 3rd, 1979 at 82 years old in Scarborough.
Theodora Kroeber
American anthropologist (1897–1979).
Born March 24th, 1897 in Denver.
Died July 4th, 1979 at 82 years old in Berkeley.
Rebecca Clarke
English composer and violist (1886-1979).
Born August 27th, 1886 in Harrow. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1979 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ludvík Svoboda
Czechoslovak general and politician (1895-1979).
Born November 25th, 1895 in Hroznatín. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1979 at 83 years old in Prague (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Nikos Poulantzas
Greek-french philosopher.
Born September 21st, 1936 in Athens.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 43 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (suicide by jumping from height).
Victor Kilian
American politician (1891–1979).
Born March 6th, 1891 in Jersey City.
Died March 11th, 1979 at 88 years old in Hollywood (blunt trauma).
Nereo Rocco
Italian footballer and manager.
Born May 20th, 1912 in Trieste.
Died February 20th, 1979 at 66 years old in Trieste.
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi