In the year 1979
544 Notable deaths
Guy Bolton
British-american dramatist and playwright.
Born November 23rd, 1884 in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1979 at 94 years old in London (disease).
John Stuart
Actor (1898-1979).
Born July 18th, 1898 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1979 at 81 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jack Mulhall
Actor (1887-1979).
Born October 7th, 1887 in Wappingers Falls.
Died June 1st, 1979 at 91 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Marcel L'Herbier
Film director.
Born April 23rd, 1888 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 26th, 1979 at 91 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Fernando Soler
Mexican actor and film director (1896-1979).
Born May 24th, 1896 in Saltillo.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Tapio Rautavaara
Finnish athletics competitor, recording artist; singer and film actor.
Born March 8th, 1915 in Pirkkala. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1979 at 64 years old in Oulunkylä (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Louis Paul Boon
Belgian writer (1912-1979).
Born March 15th, 1912 in Aalst. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1979 at 67 years old in Erembodegem. [ref]
George Dunning
Animator (1920-1979).
Born November 17th, 1920 in Toronto.
Died February 15th, 1979 at 58 years old in London.
Kurt Jooss
German dancer, choreographer and influential art dance educator (1901-1979).
Born January 12th, 1901 in Wasseralfingen.
Died May 22nd, 1979 at 78 years old in Heilbronn.
Hassan Pakravan
Iranian politician (1911-1979).
Born August 4th, 1911 in Tehran.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 67 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 251 to 260 of 544
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