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In the year 1979
542 Notable deaths
Raymond Washington
American gang member.
Born August 14th, 1953 in Los Angeles.
Died August 9th, 1979 at 25 years old in Los Angeles.
Jack Haley
American stage, radio and film actor.
Born August 10th, 1898 in Boston.
Died June 6th, 1979 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Mamie Eisenhower
First lady of the united states (1953–1961).
Born November 14th, 1896 in Boone.
Died November 1st, 1979 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
Barbara Hutton
American philanthropist and socialite (1912-1979).
Born November 14th, 1912 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 1979 at 66 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Charles Mingus
American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader (1922–1979).
Born April 22nd, 1922 in Nogales. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1979 at 56 years old in Cuernavaca (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Richard Rodgers
American composer of songs and broadway musicals (1902–1979).
Born June 28th, 1902 in Queens. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1979 at 77 years old in New York City. [ref]
Zeppo Marx
American film star; member of the marx brothers.
Born February 25th, 1901 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1979 at 78 years old in Palm Springs (lung cancer). [ref]
Herbert Marcuse
German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898-1979).
Born July 19th, 1898 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1979 at 81 years old in Starnberg (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Carmine Galante
American mafia boss (1910-1979).
Born February 21st, 1910 in New York City, East Harlem.
Died July 12th, 1979 at 69 years old in New York City, Bushwick.
Hadley Richardson
First wife of author ernest hemingway.
Born November 9th, 1891 in St. Louis.
Died January 23rd, 1979 at 87 years old in Lakeland.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau