In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
Muhsin Ertuğrul
Turkish actor and director (1892–1979).
Born March 7th, 1892 in Istanbul.
Died April 29th, 1979 at 87 years old in İzmir (myocardial infarction).
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).
Cecil Purdy
Australian chess player (1906–1979).
Born March 27th, 1906 in Port Said.
Died November 6th, 1979 at 73 years old in Sydney (myocardial infarction).
Fritz Diez
German actor (1901-1979).
Born February 27th, 1901 in Meiningen.
Died October 19th, 1979 at 78 years old in Weimar.
Yang Zhongjian
Chinese paleontologist.
Born June 1st, 1897 in Hua Prefecture.
Died January 15th, 1979 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Sofija Jovanović
Serbian war heroine.
Born January 26th, 1892 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1979 at 87 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
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).
Lazar Lagin
Soviet jewish writer (1903–1979).
Born December 4th, 1903 in Vitebsk.
Died June 16th, 1979 at 75 years old in Moscow.
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.
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]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 600
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld