In the year 1979
556 Notable deaths
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]
Abdi İpekçi
Turkish journalist.
Born August 9th, 1929 in Istanbul.
Died February 1st, 1979 at 49 years old in Istanbul.
Bertil Ohlin
Swedish economist and politician (1899-1979).
Born April 23rd, 1899 in Klippan. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1979 at 80 years old in Parish of Undersåker. [ref]
Zhang Guotao
Chinese politician (1897–1979).
Born November 26th, 1897 in Pingxiang.
Died December 3rd, 1979 at 82 years old in Scarborough.
Josef Müller
German politician (csu), member of the landtag, catholic lawyer (1898-1979).
Born March 27th, 1898 in Steinwiesen.
Died September 12th, 1979 at 81 years old in Munich.
Victoria Ocampo
Argentine writer and translator (1890-1979).
Born April 7th, 1890 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires (laryngeal cancer).
Giulio Natta
Italian chemist.
Born February 26th, 1903 in Imperia.
Died May 2nd, 1979 at 76 years old in Bergamo (Parkinson's disease).
Marjorie Lee Browne
American mathematician, educator (1914–1979).
Born September 9th, 1914 in Memphis.
Died October 19th, 1979 at 65 years old in Durham.
Frans Kaisiepo
National hero of indonesia (1921-1979).
Born October 10th, 1921 in Biak Island. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1979 at 57 years old in Jayapura.
Deaths 171 to 180 of 556
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