In the year 1979
545 Notable deaths
Steve Sekely
Hungarian film director.
Born February 25th, 1899 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1979 at 80 years old in Palm Springs.
Roger Jean Heim
French botanist.
Born February 12th, 1900 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1979 at 79 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Friedrich Torberg
Czech publicist and writer (1908-1979).
Born September 16th, 1908 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 10th, 1979 at 71 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Behçet Necatigil
Leading turkish author, poet and translator.
Born April 16th, 1916 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1979 at 63 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]
Yervand Kochar
Artist, sculptor (1899-1979).
Born June 15th, 1899 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1979 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Hermann Arthur Jahn
English scientist.
Born May 31st, 1907 in Colchester.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 72 years old in Southampton.
Mabel Taliaferro
Actress (1887-1979).
Born May 21st, 1887 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 1979 at 91 years old in Honolulu.
Rob Slotemaker
Dutch racing driver.
Born June 13th, 1929 in Jakarta.
Died September 16th, 1979 at 50 years old in Zandvoort.
Muhsin Ertuğrul
Turkish actor and director.
Born March 7th, 1892 in Istanbul.
Died April 29th, 1979 at 87 years old in İzmir (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mikhail Khozin
Soviet general.
Born November 3rd, 1896 in Skachikha.
Died February 27th, 1979 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 351 to 360 of 545
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami