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In the year 1979
542 Notable deaths
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
Sultan of kelantan.
Born December 10th, 1917 in Kota Bharu.
Died March 29th, 1979 at 61 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Fred Akuffo
Soldier, politician, former chief of defence staff and head of state of ghana (1937-1979).
Born March 21st, 1937 in Akropong.
Died June 26th, 1979 at 42 years old in Accra (ballistic trauma).
Les Clark
American animator.
Born November 17th, 1907 in Ogden. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1979 at 71 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
William Gargan
American actor (1905-1979).
Born July 17th, 1905 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1979 at 73 years old in New York (myocardial infarction).
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]
Lee Bowman
American actor (1914–1979).
Born December 28th, 1914 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1979 at 64 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction).
Corinne Griffith
American actress, film producer, author (1894-1979).
Born November 21st, 1894 in Waco.
Died July 13th, 1979 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
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]
Joan Chandler
American actor (1923-1979).
Born August 24th, 1923 in Butler.
Died May 11th, 1979 at 55 years old in New York City (cancer).
Joseph Kessel
French journalist and novelist.
Born February 10th, 1898 in Villa Clara Province. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1979 at 81 years old in Avernes (aneurysm). [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 542
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin