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In the year 1979
544 Notable deaths
James Thomas Farrell
American writer.
Born February 27th, 1904 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1979 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Gus Cannon
American blues musician.
Born September 12th, 1883 in Mississippi, Red Banks.
Died October 15th, 1979 at 96 years old in Memphis.
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]
Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia
Russian princess.
Born January 11th, 1890 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 28th, 1979 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.
Mahmoud Taleghani
Iranian ayatollah (1911-1979).
Born March 7th, 1911 in Tehran.
Died September 9th, 1979 at 68 years old in Tehran.
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
Peruvian politician.
Born February 22nd, 1895 in Trujillo.
Died August 2nd, 1979 at 84 years old in Lima.
Dorothy Peterson
Actress (1897-1979).
Born December 25th, 1897 in Hector.
Died October 3rd, 1979 at 81 years old in New York City.
Karl Bodenschatz
German general.
Born December 10th, 1890 in Rehau.
Died August 25th, 1979 at 88 years old in Erlangen.
Roy Harris
American composer (1898–1979).
Born February 12th, 1898 in Lincoln County. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1979 at 81 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Alfred Deller
Countertenor singer.
Born May 31st, 1912 in Margate. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1979 at 67 years old in Bologna. [ref]
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