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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
Herbert Butterfield
British historian (1900 – 1979).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Oxenhope.
Died July 20th, 1979 at 78 years old in Sawston.
Ernst Chain
German-born british biochemist.
Born June 19th, 1906 in Berlin.
Died August 12th, 1979 at 73 years old in Castlebar.
Carlo Abarth
Automobile engineer, designer and racecar driver (1908-1979).
Born November 15th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 70 years old in Vienna.
Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu
4th yang di-pertuan agong.
Born January 24th, 1907 in Kuala Terengganu.
Died September 20th, 1979 at 72 years old in Kuala Terengganu.
Alfredo Ottaviani
Catholic cardinal (1890-1979).
Born October 29th, 1890 in Rome.
Died August 3rd, 1979 at 88 years old in Vatican City.
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.
Died August 28th, 1979 at 63 years old in Moscow.
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]
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson