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In the year 1979
656 Notable deaths
Mikhail An
Soviet football player (1952–1979).
Born November 19th, 1952 in Tashkent Region.
Died August 11th, 1979 at 26 years old in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ethel Lackie
American swimmer (1907–1979).
Born February 10th, 1907 in Chicago.
Died December 15th, 1979 at 72 years old in Newbury Park.
Gilbert Cesbron
French writer (1913–1979).
Born January 13th, 1913 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 13th, 1979 at 66 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Charlotte Radcliffe
British swimmer, olympic silver medallist.
Born August 3rd, 1903 in Garston.
Died December 12th, 1979 at 76 years old in Liverpool. [ref]
Karl Anton
Czech director and scriptwriter (1898-1979).
Born October 25th, 1898 in Prague, Brno. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1979 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Nikolai Gritsenko
Actor (1912–1979).
Born July 24th, 1912 in Yasynuvata.
Died December 8th, 1979 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Hazel Keener
American actress (1904-1979).
Born October 22nd, 1904 in Bettendorf.
Died August 7th, 1979 at 74 years old in Pacific Grove.
José Della Torre
Argentine footballer (1906-1979).
Born March 23rd, 1906 in San Isidro.
Died July 31st, 1979 at 73 years old in Lanús.
Raffaele Bendandi
Italian clockmaker (1893-1979).
Born October 17th, 1893 in Faenza.
Died November 3rd, 1979 at 86 years old in Faenza.
Sámal Joensen-Mikines
Faroese painter (1906-1979).
Born February 23rd, 1906 in Mykines.
Died September 21st, 1979 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Ivar Johansson
Swedish olympic wrestler (1903–1979).
Born January 31st, 1903.
Died August 4th, 1979 at 76 years old in Norrköpings S:t Johannes parish.
Reinhold Baer
German mathematician (1902–1979).
Born July 22nd, 1902 in Berlin.
Died October 22nd, 1979 at 77 years old in Zurich.
Anton Heiller
Austrian musician (1923–1979).
Born September 15th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died March 25th, 1979 at 55 years old in Vienna.
Antonio Aranda
Spanish military officer (1888–1979).
Born November 13th, 1888 in Leganés.
Died February 8th, 1979 at 90 years old in Madrid.
Putte Kock
Swedish football, hockey, and bridge player (1901-1979).
Born June 29th, 1901 in Nacka.
Died October 31st, 1979 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
Ukrainian composer and poet (1949-1979).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Kitsman.
Died May 18th, 1979 at 30 years old (hanging to death). [ref]
Leandro Remondini
Italian footballer and manager (1917-1979).
Born November 17th, 1917 in Verona.
Died January 9th, 1979 at 61 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
Santos Urdinarán
Uruguayan footballer (1900-1979).
Born March 30th, 1900 in Montevideo.
Died July 14th, 1979 at 79 years old in Montevideo.
Margaret Harwood
American astronomer.
Born March 19th, 1885 in Littleton.
Died February 6th, 1979 at 93 years old in Boston.
Elka de Levie
Dutch gymnast (1905–1979).
Born November 21st, 1905 in Amsterdam.
Died December 29th, 1979 at 74 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
José María Pinilla Fábrega
President of panama (1919-1979).
Born November 28th, 1919 in Panama.
Died August 10th, 1979 at 59 years old in Panama.
Ivan Stranski
Bulgarian chemist.
Born January 2nd, 1897 in Sofia.
Died June 19th, 1979 at 82 years old in Sofia.
Moose Goheen
American ice hockey player (1894–1979).
Born February 8th, 1894 in White Bear Lake.
Died November 13th, 1979 at 85 years old in Saint Paul.
Gladys McConnell
American actress (1905-1979).
Born October 22nd, 1905 in Oklahoma City.
Died March 4th, 1979 at 73 years old in Fullerton.
Sigrid Schauman
Finnish artist and art critic (1877-1979).
Born December 24th, 1877 in Chuhuiv.
Died February 22nd, 1979 at 101 years old in Helsinki.
Deaths 451 to 475 of 656
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown