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In the year 1979
655 Notable deaths
Willibald Schmaus
Austrian and german footballer (1912-1979).
Born June 16th, 1912 in Austria–Hungary.
Died April 27th, 1979 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Bernt Evensen
Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist (1905-1979).
Born April 8th, 1905 in Christiania.
Died August 24th, 1979 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Tesourinha
Brazilian footballer (1921-1979).
Born December 3rd, 1921 in Porto Alegre.
Died June 17th, 1979 at 57 years old in Porto Alegre (stomach cancer).
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]
Yusuke Hagihara
Japanese astronomer (1897–1979).
Born March 28th, 1897 in Osaka.
Died January 29th, 1979 at 81 years old in Tokyo.
Lev Arnshtam
Film director, screenwriter (1905–1979).
Born January 15th, 1905 in Dnipro.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Tomás Navarro Tomás
Writer and linguist (1884–1979).
Born April 12th, 1884 in La Roda.
Died September 16th, 1979 at 95 years old in Northampton.
László Passuth
Hungarian writer (1900–1979).
Born July 15th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died June 19th, 1979 at 78 years old in Balatonfüred.
Alexander Alexandrovich Morozov
Soviet engineer and tank designer (1904–1979).
Born October 29th, 1904 in Bezhitsa.
Died June 14th, 1979 at 74 years old in Kharkiv.
Vladimir Safronov
Boxer (1934-1979).
Born December 29th, 1934 in Ulan-Ude.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Luis Larrea Alba
Acting president of ecuador (1931).
Born October 25th, 1894 in Guayaquil.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 84 years old in Quito (pneumonia).
Alfred Bengsch
German cleric, roman catholic bishop and cardinal (1921–1979).
Born September 10th, 1921 in Berlin.
Died December 13th, 1979 at 58 years old in East Berlin.
Sven Jerring
Swedish radio presenter (1895–1979).
Born December 8th, 1895 in Malung.
Died April 27th, 1979 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
Gérard Blitz
Belgian swimmer and water polo player (1901–1979).
Born August 1st, 1901 in Amsterdam.
Died March 8th, 1979 at 77 years old in Ganshoren.
Magnar Isaksen
Norwegian footballer (1910-1979).
Born October 13th, 1910 in Kristiansund Municipality.
Died June 8th, 1979 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Eduardo Blanco Amor
Spanish writer and journalist (1897–1979).
Born September 14th, 1897 in Ourense.
Died December 1st, 1979 at 82 years old in Vigo.
Ryszard Piec
Polish footballer (1913-1979).
Born August 17th, 1913 in Świętochłowice.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 65 years old in Świętochłowice.
Imre Harangi
Hungarian boxer (1913-1979).
Born October 16th, 1913 in Nyíradony.
Died February 4th, 1979 at 65 years old in Budapest.
Curtis Stevens
Bobsledder (1898–1979).
Born June 1st, 1898 in Lake Placid.
Died May 15th, 1979 at 80 years old in Saranac Lake.
Vasco Bergamaschi
Italian road bicycle racer (1909–1979).
Born September 29th, 1909 in San Giacomo delle Segnate.
Died September 24th, 1979 at 69 years old in Sermide.
Eduardo González Valiño
Spanish footballer (1911-1979).
Born April 14th, 1911 in A Coruña.
Died October 21st, 1979 at 68 years old in A Coruña.
Sigrid Fick
Swedish tennis player (1887-1979).
Born May 28th, 1887 in Helsinki.
Died June 4th, 1979 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
Werner Kaegi
Swiss historian (1901-1979).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Oetwil am See.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 78 years old in Basel.
Władysław Szczepaniak
Polish footballer (1910-1979).
Born May 19th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 68 years old in Warsaw.
Aleksei N. Leontiev
Russian psychologist (1903–1979).
Born February 18th, 1903 in Moscow.
Died January 21st, 1979 at 75 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
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