In the year 1979
557 Notable deaths
Jef van de Wiele
Belgian nazi collaborator (1903-1979).
Born July 20th, 1903 in Deurne.
Died September 4th, 1979 at 76 years old in Bruges.
Reg Armstrong
Irish motorcycle racer (1928-1979).
Born September 1st, 1928 in Liverpool.
Died November 24th, 1979 at 51 years old in Brighton (motorcycle accident).
Celia Adler
American television actor (1889-1979).
Born December 6th, 1889 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1979 at 89 years old in The Bronx.
Lazar Lagin
Soviet jewish writer (1903–1979).
Born November 4th, 1903 in Vitebsk.
Died June 16th, 1979 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Miloslav Kabeláč
Czech composer and conductor.
Born August 1st, 1908 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1979 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Josef Kotin
Russian engineer (1908-1979).
Born March 10th, 1908 in Pavlohrad. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1979 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Albert Préjean
French actor (1894–1979).
Born October 27th, 1893 in Pantin.
Died November 1st, 1979 at 86 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Pyotr Pospelov
Soviet politician, propagandist, and scientist (1898-1979).
Born June 20th, 1898 in Konakovo. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1979 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Cecil Purdy
Australian chess player.
Born March 27th, 1906 in Port Said.
Died November 6th, 1979 at 73 years old in Sydney (myocardial infarction).
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
German astronomer.
Born April 4th, 1892 in Heidelberg.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 87 years old in Heidelberg.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 557
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams