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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
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 (1905–1979).
Born October 11th, 1905 in Saint-Amant-Tallende.
Died March 9th, 1979 at 73 years old in Vatican City (pneumonia).
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.
Guy Bolton
British-american dramatist and playwright (1884-1979).
Born November 23rd, 1884 in Hertfordshire.
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
American 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]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 565
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore