List of Famous people who died at 79

James Dawson Chichester-Clark, Baron Moyola, PC, DL was the penultimate Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and eighth leader of the Ulster Unionist Party between 1969 and March 1971. He was Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for South Londonderry for 12 years, beginning at the by-election to replace his grandmother Dehra Parker in 1960. He stopped being an MP when the Stormont Parliament was suspended and subsequently abolished with the introduction of Direct Rule by the British Government.

Anatoli Semyonovich Ionov was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Kristall Elektrostal, Krylya Sovetov Moscow and HC CSKA Moscow. He was part of the Soviet Union team which won the gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965. Following his playing career, he was coach, and later president, of Kristall Elektrostal.

Robert Dickinson was a British athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Samuel Cohen, known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording companies in the Greater Los Angeles Area. He and his collaborators had a series of hit recordings with Frank Sinatra during the singer's tenure at Capitol Records, but also enjoyed hits with Dean Martin, Doris Day and many others. He played the piano and violin. He won an Oscar four times for his songs, including the popular song "Three Coins in the Fountain".