Death year 1979 celebrities
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Jacob Loucks “Jake” Devers (8 September 1887 – 15 October 1979) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the 6th Army Group in the European Theater during World War II. He was involved in the development and adoption of numerous weapo
Joyce Irene Grenfell, OBE (née Phipps; 10 February 1910 – 30 November 1979) was a British comedienne, actress and, in her time, one of the country’s best loved entertainers, immortalised in roles such as the gym mistress Miss Gossage in The Happie
Karina Bell (1898–1979) was a Danish film actress.
Jacques Mesrine (28 December 1936 – 2 November 1979) was a French criminal. He was responsible for numerous murders, bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made international he
Harold Arthur Trosky, Sr., born Harold Arthur Trojovsky (November 11, 1912 – June 18, 1979), was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1933–1941) and the Chicago White Sox (1944, 1946). Trosky was born in N
Ermanno Donati was born on March 3, 1920 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a producer and production manager, known for Salon Kitty (1976), Mafia (1968) and Navajo Joe (1966). He was married to Vira Silenti. He died on July 9, 1979 in London, England.
Haile Fida (1939?-1979) was an Ethiopian politician and a leader of the All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement (popularly known as “MEISON”, after its Amharic abbreviation). His most significant accomplishment was drafting the Program for the National Democ
Peter Frankenfeld (born Willi Julius August Frankenfeldt on May 31, 1913 in Berlin – January 4, 1979 in Hamburg) was a German comedian, radio and television personality.