In the year 1979
597 Notable deaths
Les Clark
American animator (1907–1979).
Born November 17th, 1907 in Ogden.
Died September 12th, 1979 at 71 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
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.
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).
Jackie Brenston
American r&b singer, saxophonist, songwriter.
Born August 15th, 1930 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1979 at 49 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
Sultan of kelantan (1917–1979).
Born December 10th, 1917 in Kota Bharu.
Died March 29th, 1979 at 61 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
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).
Nematollah Nassiri
Iranian politician (1911-1979).
Born August 4th, 1911 in Semnan.
Died February 15th, 1979 at 67 years old in Qasr Prison (ballistic trauma).
Joseph Kessel
French journalist and novelist (1898–1979).
Born February 10th, 1898 in Villa Clara.
Died July 23rd, 1979 at 81 years old in Avernes (aneurysm).
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).
Lee Bowman
American actor (1914–1979).
Born December 28th, 1914 in Cincinnati.
Died December 25th, 1979 at 64 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction).
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder