In the year 1979
656 Notable deaths
Pedro Lazaga
Spanish film director (1918-1979).
Born October 3rd, 1918 in Valls.
Died November 30th, 1979 at 61 years old in Madrid.
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).
Henri Saint Cyr
Equestrian (1902–1979).
Born March 15th, 1902 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1979 at 77 years old in Kristianstad.
Carol Holloway
Actress (1892–1979).
Born April 30th, 1892 in Williamstown.
Died January 3rd, 1979 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
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.
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.
Hans Liesche
German high jumper (1891-1979).
Born October 11th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died March 30th, 1979 at 87 years old in Berlin.
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.
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.
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).
Sven Jerring
Swedish radio presenter (1895–1979).
Born December 8th, 1895 in Malung.
Died April 27th, 1979 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
Vladimir Safronov
Boxer (1934-1979).
Born December 29th, 1934 in Ulan-Ude.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Magnar Isaksen
Norwegian footballer (1910-1979).
Born October 13th, 1910 in Kristiansund Municipality.
Died June 8th, 1979 at 68 years old in Oslo.
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.
Lina Merlin
Italian politician (1887-1979).
Born October 15th, 1887 in Pozzonovo.
Died August 16th, 1979 at 91 years old in Padua. [ref]
Ryszard Piec
Polish footballer (1913-1979).
Born August 17th, 1913 in Świętochłowice.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 65 years old in Świętochłowice.
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 Blanco Amor
Spanish writer and journalist (1897–1979).
Born September 14th, 1897 in Ourense.
Died December 1st, 1979 at 82 years old in Vigo.
Władysław Szczepaniak
Polish footballer (1910-1979).
Born May 19th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 68 years old in Warsaw.
Werner Kaegi
Swiss historian (1901-1979).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Oetwil am See.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 78 years old in Basel.
Imre Harangi
Hungarian boxer (1913-1979).
Born October 16th, 1913 in Nyíradony.
Died February 4th, 1979 at 65 years old in Budapest.
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