1979
Giulio Natta, Italian chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)
Giulio Natta, Italian chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)
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1979
Itzhak Bentov, Czech-Israeli engineer, mystic, and author (born 1923)
Itzhak Bentov, Czech-Israeli engineer, mystic, and author (born 1923)
1979
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ghanaian general and politician, 6th Head of state of Ghana (born 1931)
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ghanaian general and politician, 6th Head of state of Ghana (born 1931)
1979
Akwasi Afrifa, Ghanaian soldier and politician, 3rd Head of State of Ghana (born 1936)
Akwasi Afrifa, Ghanaian soldier and politician, 3rd Head of State of Ghana (born 1936)
1979
Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
1979
Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and illustrator (born 1913)
Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and illustrator (born 1913)
1979
Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (born 1912)
Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (born 1912)
1979
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (born…
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, English admiral and politician, 44th Governor-General of India (born…
1979
Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (born 1890)
Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (born 1890)
1979
Claude Wagner, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1925)
Claude Wagner, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1925)
1979
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican academic and politician, 29th President of Mexico (born 1911)
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican academic and politician, 29th President of Mexico (born 1911)
1979
John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1895)
John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1895)
1978
Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…
Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…
1978
Lord Richard Cecil, British soldier and journalist in the Rhodesian Bush War
Lord Richard Cecil, British soldier and journalist in the Rhodesian Bush War
1978
Kurt Student, German general and pilot (born 1890)
Kurt Student, German general and pilot (born 1890)
1978
Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…
Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…
1978
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch soldier and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies…
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, Dutch soldier and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies…