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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
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.
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 21st, 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.
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