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In the year 1979
544 Notable deaths
Alfredo Ottaviani
Catholic cardinal (1890-1979).
Born October 29th, 1890 in Rome. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1979 at 88 years old in Vatican City. [ref]
Theodora Kroeber
American anthropologist.
Born March 24th, 1897 in Denver.
Died July 4th, 1979 at 82 years old in Berkeley.
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
German art dealer and historian (1884-1979).
Born June 25th, 1884 in Mannheim. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1979 at 94 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Arno Schmidt
German poet.
Born January 18th, 1914 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1979 at 65 years old in Celle (stroke). [ref]
Konstantin Simonov
Soviet writer, poet, playwright and wartime correspondent (1915-1979).
Born November 28th, 1915 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1979 at 63 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Doris Kenyon
American actress (1897-1979).
Born September 5th, 1897 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1979 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure). [ref]
Marjorie Lawrence
Australian singer.
Born February 17th, 1909 in Victoria. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1979 at 69 years old in Little Rock (heart failure). [ref]
Sefton Delmer
Journalist, propagandist.
Born May 24th, 1904 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1979 at 75 years old in Lamarsh.
Norrie Paramor
English record producer.
Born May 15th, 1914 in London.
Died September 9th, 1979 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Karl von Eberstein
German politician (1894-1979).
Born January 14th, 1894 in Halle (Saale).
Died February 10th, 1979 at 85 years old in Tegernsee.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 544
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr