In the year 1979
544 Notable deaths
Paul Meurisse
French actor (1912-1979).
Born December 21st, 1912 in Dunkirk. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1979 at 66 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Heinz Erhardt
German comedian and entertainer (1909-1979).
Born February 20th, 1909 in Riga.
Died June 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Hamburg.
Erin O'Brien-Moore
American actress (1902-1979).
Born May 2nd, 1902 in Los Angeles.
Died May 3rd, 1979 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Gustav Adolf Scheel
German general (1907-1979).
Born November 22nd, 1907 in Rosenberg. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1979 at 71 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Joseíto Fernández
Cuban musician.
Born September 5th, 1908 in Havana. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1979 at 71 years old in Havana.
Evald Ilyenkov
Russian philosopher.
Born February 18th, 1924 in Smolensk. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1979 at 55 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jean-Marie Villot
Roman catholic cardinal.
Born October 11th, 1905 in Saint-Amant-Tallende. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1979 at 73 years old in Vatican City (pneumonia). [ref]
Cyrus S. Eaton
American businessman.
Born December 27th, 1883 in Pugwash.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 95 years old in Cleveland.
E. R. Dodds
Irish classical scholar (1893-1979).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Banbridge. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1979 at 85 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Pyotr Gavrilov
Soviet officer.
Born June 30th, 1900 in Älbädän.
Died January 26th, 1979 at 78 years old in Krasnodar.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 544
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson