In the year 1979
557 Notable deaths
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]
Preguinho
Brazilian footballer (1905-1979).
Born February 8th, 1905 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 1st, 1979 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Guido Fanconi
Swiss pediatrician (1892-1979).
Born January 1st, 1892 in Poschiavo.
Died October 10th, 1979 at 87 years old in Poschiavo.
Christian Dotremont
Artist (1922-1979).
Born December 12th, 1922 in Tervuren. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1979 at 56 years old in Buizingen (tuberculosis). [ref]
Tommaso Landolfi
Italian author and translator (1908-1979).
Born August 9th, 1908 in Pico, Lazio. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1979 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
Dany Dauberson
French singer (1925-1979).
Born January 16th, 1925 in Le Creusot. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1979 at 54 years old in Marseille. [ref]
Antonio Caggiano
Argentine cardinal.
Born January 30th, 1889 in Coronda.
Died October 23rd, 1979 at 90 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease).
Deaths 331 to 340 of 557
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen