In the year 1979
599 Notable deaths
Amedeo Nazzari
Italian actor (1907–1979).
Born December 10th, 1907 in Cagliari.
Died November 7th, 1979 at 71 years old in Rome (kidney failure).
Johannes de Klerk
South african politician (1903-1979).
Born July 22nd, 1903 in Burgersdorp.
Died January 24th, 1979 at 75 years old in Krugersdorp.
Ray Eberle
American singer (1919–1979).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Mechanicville.
Died August 25th, 1979 at 60 years old in Douglasville (myocardial infarction).
Henrich Focke
German aviation pioneer (1890–1979).
Born October 8th, 1890 in Bremen.
Died February 25th, 1979 at 88 years old in Bremen.
Cyrus Stephen Eaton Sr.
American businessman (1883–1979).
Born December 27th, 1883 in Pugwash.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 95 years old in Cleveland.
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]
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).
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]
Paul Meurisse
French actor (1912-1979).
Born December 21st, 1912 in Dunkirk.
Died January 19th, 1979 at 66 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction).
Juana de Ibarbourou
Uruguayan writer (1892–1979).
Born March 8th, 1892 in Melo. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1979 at 87 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 599
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche