In the year 1979
557 Notable deaths
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 (1896–1979).
Born November 3rd, 1896 in Skachikha.
Died February 27th, 1979 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Paolo Barison
Italian footballer (1936-1979).
Born June 23rd, 1936 in Vittorio Veneto.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 42 years old in Andora (traffic collision).
Ermindo Onega
Argentine footballer.
Born April 4th, 1940 in Las Parejas.
Died December 21st, 1979 at 39 years old in Lima, Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
Hans Scherfig
Danish writer and artist (1905-1979).
Born April 8th, 1905 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1979 at 73 years old in Hillerød (thrombus). [ref]
Franklin Adreon
Screenwriter, director, producer, actor (1902-1979).
Born November 18th, 1902 in Gambrills. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1979 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks. [ref]
Yang Zhongjian
Chinese paleontologist.
Born June 1st, 1897 in Hua Prefecture.
Died January 15th, 1979 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 557
Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte