In the year 1979
557 Notable deaths
Loren Murchison
Olympic athlete (1898-1979).
Born December 17th, 1898 in Farmersville.
Died June 11th, 1979 at 80 years old in Lakewood Township.
Aksel Berg
Soviet scientist and admiral (1893-1979).
Born November 10th, 1893 in Orenburg.
Died July 9th, 1979 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Giorgio Colli
Italian philosopher.
Born January 16th, 1917 in Turin. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1979 at 61 years old in Fiesole. [ref]
Igor Bondarevsky
Russian chess player (1913-1979).
Born May 12th, 1913 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died June 14th, 1979 at 66 years old in Pyatigorsk.
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
British tennis player.
Born July 16th, 1907 in Paddington.
Died August 18th, 1979 at 72 years old
Viktoria Savs
Austrian military personnel.
Born June 27th, 1899 in Bad Reichenhall. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1979 at 80 years old in Salzburg.
Charlotte Mineau
Actress (1886-1979).
Born March 24th, 1886 in Escanaba. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1979 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ed Souza
American soccer player (1921-1979).
Born September 22nd, 1921 in Fall River.
Died May 19th, 1979 at 57 years old in Rhode Island.
Leonard Mociulschi
Romanian general.
Born March 25th, 1889 in Siminicea.
Died April 15th, 1979 at 90 years old in Bucharest.
Mikhail An
Soviet football player.
Born November 19th, 1952 in Tashkent Region.
Died August 11th, 1979 at 26 years old in Kamianske.
Deaths 381 to 390 of 557
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving