In the year 1979
544 Notable deaths
James Francis McIntyre
Catholic cardinal.
Born June 25th, 1886 in Manhattan.
Died July 16th, 1979 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Alf Ross
Danish jurist (1899-1979).
Born June 10th, 1899 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1979 at 80 years old in Virum. [ref]
Johannes de Klerk
South african politician (1903-1979).
Born July 22nd, 1903 in Burgersdorp.
Died January 24th, 1979 at 75 years old in Krugersdorp.
Louis Durey
French composer.
Born May 27th, 1888 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1979 at 91 years old in Saint-Tropez. [ref]
Shirley Mason
Actress (1900-1979).
Born June 6th, 1900 in Brooklyn.
Died July 27th, 1979 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Aleksei N. Leontiev
Russian psychologist.
Born February 18th, 1903 in Moscow.
Died January 21st, 1979 at 75 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pavlo Shandruk
Ukrainian general.
Born February 28th, 1889 in Borsuky.
Died February 15th, 1979 at 89 years old in Trenton.
Nasser Moghadam
Last chief of the iranian savak (1921-1979).
Born June 24th, 1921 in Tehran.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 57 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 271 to 280 of 544
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy