In the year 1979
597 Notable deaths
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 (gunshot wound).
Habib Elghanian
Iranian jewish businessman.
Born April 5th, 1909 in Tehran.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 70 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
Carl Laemmle Jr.
American film producer.
Born August 28th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died September 24th, 1979 at 71 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills (stroke). [ref]
George Seaton
American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director (1911-1979).
Born April 17th, 1911 in South Bend.
Died July 28th, 1979 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
Antonina Makarova
Russian nazi collaborator, war criminal (1920-1979).
Born March 1st, 1920 in Sychyovsky Uyezd.
Died August 11th, 1979 at 59 years old in Bryansk (gunshot wound).
Josef Stangl
German bishop (1907-1979).
Born August 12th, 1907 in Kronach.
Died April 8th, 1979 at 71 years old in Schweinfurt.
Atos Wirtanen
Finnish politician (1906-1979).
Born January 27th, 1906 in Saltvik.
Died March 10th, 1979 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
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).
Catherine Hessling
French actress (1900-1979).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Moronvilliers. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1979 at 79 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Sefton Delmer
Journalist, propagandist.
Born May 24th, 1904 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1979 at 75 years old in Lamarsh.
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