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In the year 1979
562 Notable deaths
Mary Pickford
Canadian-american actress (1892-1979).
Born April 8th, 1893 in Toronto. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1979 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Vivian Vance
American singer (1909-1979).
Born July 26th, 1909 in Cherryvale.
Died August 17th, 1979 at 70 years old in Belvedere (breast cancer, bone cancer).
Dhyan Chand Kushwaha
Indian field hockey player.
Born August 29th, 1905 in Allahabad.
Died December 3rd, 1979 at 74 years old in Delhi (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Ted Cassidy
American actor (1932-1979).
Born July 31st, 1932 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 16th, 1979 at 46 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).
Jim Hutton
Actor (1934-1979).
Born May 31st, 1934 in Binghamton. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 1979 at 45 years old in Los Angeles (cancer, liver cancer). [ref]
Merle Oberon
British actress (1911-1979).
Born February 19th, 1911 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1979 at 68 years old in Malibu (stroke). [ref]
Joan Blondell
American actress (1906–1979).
Born August 30th, 1906 in Manhattan.
Died December 25th, 1979 at 73 years old in Santa Monica (leukemia).
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979).
Born October 1st, 1945 in Chicago.
Died January 13th, 1979 at 33 years old in New York City (falling).
Jayaprakash Narayan
Indian independence activist and political leader.
Born October 11th, 1902 in Ballia.
Died October 8th, 1979 at 76 years old in Patna.
Raymond Washington
American gang member.
Born August 14th, 1953 in Los Angeles.
Died August 9th, 1979 at 25 years old in Los Angeles.
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot