Died in 1979

Death in 1978 Death in 1980

These celebrities of all nationalities and professions died during the year 1979.

Here are the 27 personalities of all nationalities who left us in 1979, from the most recent month to the oldest.

December 1979

Maurice Dorléac

† at 78 years

Maurice Dorléac

1901 • 1979

November 1979

† at 78 years

1901 • 1979

Yvonne de Gaulle

† at 79 years

Yvonne de Gaulle

1900 • 1979

Jacques Mesrine

† at 42 years

Jacques Mesrine

1936 • 1979

September 1979

Francisco Macías Nguema

† at 55 years

Francisco Macías Nguema

Equatorial Guinea

1924 • 1979

† at 56 years

1922 • 1979

August 1979

† at 40 years

1938 • 1979

Louis Mountbatten

† at 79 years

Louis Mountbatten

1900 • 1979

Nobility and royalty

July 1979

† at 81 years

1898 • 1979

June 1979

† at 67 years

1911 • 1979

† at 72 years

1907 • 1979

May 1979

† at 87 years

1892 • 1979

Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry

† at 78 years

Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry

1901 • 1979

April 1979

† at 58 years

1920 • 1979

† at 67 years

1911 • 1979

Film music composers

Bruno Coquatrix

† at 68 years

Bruno Coquatrix

1910 • 1979

March 1979

† at 70 years

1908 • 1979

† at 90 years

1888 • 1979

Born 100 years ago in 2025

† at 54 years

1925 • 1979

February 1979

† at 84 years

1894 • 1979

† at 78 years

1900 • 1979

† at 67 years

1911 • 1979

† at 21 years

1957 • 1979

January 1979

† at 66 years

1912 • 1979

Born 100 years ago in 2024

† at 54 years

1924 • 1979

† at 56 years

1922 • 1979

† at 91 years

1887 • 1979