In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
Christian Dotremont
Artist (1922-1979).
Born December 12th, 1922 in Tervuren.
Died August 20th, 1979 at 56 years old in Buizingen (tuberculosis).
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).
Hub van Doorne
Dutch businessman.
Born January 1st, 1900 in America, Limburg.
Died May 23rd, 1979 at 79 years old in Deurne.
Yisrael Yeshayahu
Israeli politician (1908-1979).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Sa'dah. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1979 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
Maria Caniglia
Singer.
Born May 11th, 1906 in Naples.
Died April 16th, 1979 at 72 years old in Rome.
Gustav Winckler
Danish singer-songwriter (1925-1979).
Born October 13th, 1925 in Copenhagen.
Died January 20th, 1979 at 53 years old in Viborg (traffic collision).
István Bibó
Hungarian politician (1911-1979).
Born August 7th, 1911 in Szeged. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1979 at 67 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Marcel Jouhandeau
French writer.
Born July 26th, 1888 in Guéret. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1979 at 90 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (stomach cancer). [ref]
Deaths 341 to 350 of 565
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X