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In the year 1979
544 Notable deaths
Vsevolod Bobrov
Soviet football, bandy, and ice hockey player (1922-1979).
Born December 1st, 1922 in Morshansk.
Died July 1st, 1979 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Charles W. Morris
American philosopher (1903-1979).
Born May 23rd, 1903 in Denver. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1979 at 75 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
Virginia Brissac
American actress (1883-1979).
Born June 11th, 1883 in San Jose. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1979 at 96 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Frederick Stafford
Austrian actor (1928-1979).
Born March 11th, 1928 in Czechoslovakia, Piešťany. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1979 at 51 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Ernest B. Schoedsack
American film director (1893-1979).
Born June 8th, 1893 in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1979 at 86 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
David Butler
American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter and television director (1894-1979).
Born December 17th, 1894 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1979 at 84 years old in Arcadia. [ref]
Robert Florey
French-born american director (1900-1979).
Born September 14th, 1900 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1979 at 78 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Maurice Challe
French general.
Born September 5th, 1905 in Le Pontet. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1979 at 73 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jocelyne LaGarde
French polynesian actor (1924-1979).
Born April 24th, 1924 in Papeete. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1979 at 55 years old in Papeete.
Katharine Burr Blodgett
American physicist (1898-1979).
Born January 10th, 1898 in Schenectady.
Died October 12th, 1979 at 81 years old in Schenectady.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 544
It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson