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In the year 1979
656 Notable deaths
Hans Scherfig
Danish writer and artist (1905-1979).
Born April 8th, 1905 in Copenhagen.
Died January 28th, 1979 at 73 years old in Hillerød (thrombus).
Nicolae Simatoc
Romanian footballer (1920–1979).
Born May 1st, 1920 in Grimăncăuți.
Died December 11th, 1979 at 59 years old in Sydney.
Anders Ek
Actor (1916-1979).
Born April 7th, 1916 in Gothenburg.
Died November 17th, 1979 at 63 years old in Stockholm.
Aksel Berg
Soviet scientist and admiral (1893-1979).
Born November 10th, 1893 in Orenburg.
Died July 9th, 1979 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Giorgio Colli
Italian philosopher (1917–1979).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Turin.
Died January 6th, 1979 at 61 years old in Fiesole.
Miloslav Kabeláč
Czech composer and conductor (1908–1979).
Born August 1st, 1908 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1979 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Bartolomé Calatayud
Majorcan composer and guitarist musician (1882–1973).
Born September 8th, 1882 in Palma.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 96 years old in Palma.
Igor Bondarevsky
Russian chess player (1913–1979).
Born May 12th, 1913 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died June 14th, 1979 at 66 years old in Pyatigorsk.
Reg Armstrong
Irish motorcycle racer (1928-1979).
Born September 1st, 1928 in Liverpool.
Died November 24th, 1979 at 51 years old in Brighton (motorcycle accident).
Loren Murchison
Olympic athlete (1898-1979).
Born December 17th, 1898 in Farmersville.
Died June 11th, 1979 at 80 years old in Lakewood.
Mohamed Akid
Tunisian association football player (1949-1979).
Died April 11th, 1979 at 29 years old in Riyadh (2014 Colchester murders).
Viktoria Savs
Austrian military personnel (1899–1979).
Born June 27th, 1899 in Bad Reichenhall. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1979 at 80 years old in Salzburg.
Alberto di Jorio
Italian catholic cardinal (1884–1979).
Died September 5th, 1979 at 95 years old in Rome.
Georgy Beriev
Soviet aerospace engineer (1903–1979).
Born February 13th, 1903 in Tbilisi.
Died July 12th, 1979 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Antonio Sicurezza
Italian painter (1905-1979).
Born February 25th, 1905 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
Died August 29th, 1979 at 74 years old in Formia.
Leonard Mociulschi
Romanian general (1889–1979).
Born March 25th, 1889 in Siminicea.
Died April 15th, 1979 at 90 years old in Brașov.
Charlotte Mineau
Actress (1886-1979).
Born March 24th, 1886 in Escanaba.
Died October 12th, 1979 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Nikolai Tikhonov
Soviet writer (1896–1979).
Born December 4th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 8th, 1979 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
British tennis player.
Born July 16th, 1907 in Paddington.
Died August 18th, 1979 at 72 years old
Ed Souza
American soccer player (1921-1979).
Born September 22nd, 1921 in Fall River.
Died May 19th, 1979 at 57 years old in Rhode Island.
Edvin Adolphson
Swedish actor and director (1893-1979).
Born February 25th, 1893 in Norrköping.
Died October 31st, 1979 at 86 years old in Solna Municipality.
Alberto Ruz Lhuillier
Mexican mesoamericanist (1906–1979).
Born January 27th, 1906 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 25th, 1979 at 73 years old in Montreal.
John Norton
American athlete (1893-1979).
Born April 16th, 1893 in Santa Clara.
Died December 28th, 1979 at 86 years old in New York City.
Chang Kia-ngau
Chinese politician (1889-1979).
Born October 21st, 1889 in Jiading County.
Died October 13th, 1979 at 89 years old in Palo Alto.
Jean-Louis Bory
French writer (1919-1979).
Born June 25th, 1919 in Méréville.
Died June 12th, 1979 at 59 years old in Méréville.
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