List of Famous people who died in 1979

1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

Luis Induni

First Name Luis

Last Name Induni

Born on March 5, 1920

Died on December 31, 1979 (aged 59)

Born in Italy, Piedmont

Actor

Luis Induni was an Italian film actor of the 1950s 1960s and 1970s.

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Erich von Bock und Polach

First Name Erich

Last Name Polach

Born on October 13, 1911

Died on March 2, 1979 (aged 67)

Born in Germany

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Robert Florey

Robert Gustave Fuchs

First Name Robert

Last Name Florey

Born on September 14, 1900

Died on May 16, 1979 (aged 78)

Born in France, Île-de-France, Paris

Filmmaker

Robert Florey was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor.

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Ernest Edwin Sechler

First Name Ernest

Last Name Sechler

Born on November 17, 1905

Died on August 14, 1979 (aged 73)

Born in United States of America, Colorado

Ernest Edwin Sechler was an aerospace engineer and scientist who specialized in thin-shell structures. He earned his doctorate in 1934 at Caltech as one of the early students of Theodore von Kármán with a dissertation on the mechanics of thin-plate compression.

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Gerald Hartley Lees

First Name Gerald

Last Name Lees

Born on February 9, 1895

Died on January 1, 1979 (aged 83)

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Violet Houssemayne du Boulay

First Name Violet

Last Name Boulay

Born on March 20, 1892

Died on December 24, 1979 (aged 87)

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Dick Foran

First Name Dick

Last Name Foran

Born on June 18, 1910

Died on August 10, 1979 (aged 69)

Born in United States of America, New Jersey

Actor

John Nicholas "Dick" Foran was an American actor, known for his performances in western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures.

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Mercy Reid Ogilvie

First Name Mercy

Last Name Ogilvie

Born on July 9, 1897

Died on January 19, 1979 (aged 81)

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Edwynna Bird Wilson

First Name Edwynna

Born on February 20, 1920

Died on December 6, 1979 (aged 59)

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Dietrich Frauboes

First Name Dietrich

Last Name Frauboes

Born on December 23, 1918

Died on January 1, 1979 (aged 60)

Born in Germany, Saxony

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