In the year 1979
545 Notable deaths
John F. Seitz
American cinematographer and inventor (1892-1979).
Born June 23rd, 1892 in Chicago.
Died February 27th, 1979 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
Jerzy Petersburski
Polish actor and musician (1895-1979).
Born April 20th, 1895 in Warsaw.
Died October 7th, 1979 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen
German biochemist, nobel laureate.
Born April 6th, 1911 in Munich.
Died August 6th, 1979 at 68 years old in Munich.
Antun Augustinčić
Croatian sculptor, political commissar and university teacher (1900-1979).
Born May 4th, 1900 in Klanjec. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1979 at 79 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi
Russian composer (1907-1979).
Born April 25th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 2nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
Danish writer (1940-1979).
Born July 29th, 1940 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1979 at 38 years old in Stenderup. [ref]
Hysni Kapo
Albanian politician (1915-1979).
Born March 4th, 1915 in Tërbaç.
Died September 23rd, 1979 at 64 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer).
Ray Ventura
French musician.
Born April 16th, 1908 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1979 at 70 years old in Palma.
Ugo La Malfa
Politician (1903-1979).
Born May 16th, 1903 in Palermo. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1979 at 75 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
István Örkény
Hungarian writer.
Born April 5th, 1912 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1979 at 67 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 545
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