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In the year 1979
556 Notable deaths
Karl Bodenschatz
German general (1890–1979).
Born October 12th, 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]
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.
Died May 16th, 1979 at 78 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Deaths 211 to 220 of 556
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