In the year 1979

655 Notable deaths

Henri Anspach

Fencer (1882-1979).

Born July 10th, 1882 in Brussels.

Died March 29th, 1979 at 96 years old in Portet-sur-Garonne.

Gerti Deutsch

Austrian photographer (1908–1979).

Born December 19th, 1908 in Vienna.

Died December 9th, 1979 at 70 years old in Leamington Spa.

Afrânio da Costa

Brazilian sport shooter.

Born March 14th, 1892 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]

Died June 26th, 1979 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Rudolf Rominger

Swiss alpine skier (1908-1979).

Born August 21st, 1908 in Val Fex.

Died November 8th, 1979 at 71 years old in St. Moritz.

Andreo Cseh

Catholic priest (1895–1979).

Born September 12th, 1895 in Luduș.

Died March 9th, 1979 at 83 years old in The Hague.

Jesús Alonso Fernández

Footballer (1917-1979).

Born April 24th, 1917 in Havana. [ref]

Died August 9th, 1979 at 62 years old in Madrid.

Robert Vernay

French screenwriter (1907–1979).

Born May 30th, 1907 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died October 17th, 1979 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Karel Senecký

Czech footballer (1919-1979).

Born March 17th, 1919 in Prague.

Died April 28th, 1979 at 60 years old in Prague.

Bolesław Szabelski

Polish composer (1896–1979).

Born December 3rd, 1896 in Radoryż Smolany.

Died August 27th, 1979 at 82 years old in Katowice.

Rudolf Jugert

German film director (1907-1979).

Born September 30th, 1907 in Hanover.

Died April 14th, 1979 at 71 years old in Munich.

Yuri Krylov

Soviet ice hockey player (1930–1979).

Born March 11th, 1930 in Krasnogorsk.

Died November 4th, 1979 at 49 years old in Moscow.

Juan Arremón

Uruguayan footballer (1899-1979).

Born February 8th, 1899 in Montevideo.

Died June 15th, 1979 at 80 years old in Montevideo.

Laly Soldevilla

Actress.

Born July 25th, 1933 in Barcelona.

Died September 12th, 1979 at 46 years old in Madrid (cancer).

Max Romih

Italian chess player (1893–1979).

Born May 22nd, 1893 in Buzet.

Died April 24th, 1979 at 85 years old

János Dudás

Hungarian footballer (1911-1979).

Born February 13th, 1911 in Budafok.

Died July 28th, 1979 at 68 years old

Paul Smart

American sailor (1892–1979).

Born January 13th, 1892 in Yarmouth.

Died June 22nd, 1979 at 87 years old in Darien.

Géza Kádas

Hungarian swimmer (1926-1979).

Born August 7th, 1926 in Eger.

Died March 6th, 1979 at 52 years old in Budapest.

Wálter Guimarães

Brazilian footballer (1912-1979).

Born March 21st, 1912 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died February 21st, 1979 at 66 years old [ref]

Max Beier

Austrian arachnologist and entomologist (1903–1979).

Born April 6th, 1903 in Spittal an der Drau.

Died July 4th, 1979 at 76 years old in Vienna.

Ignatius Bedros XVI Batanian

Armenian eastern patriarch (1899–1979).

Born February 15th, 1899 in Mardin.

Died October 9th, 1979 at 80 years old in Bzoummar (disease).

Angelo De Martini

Racing cyclist (1897-1979).

Born January 24th, 1897 in Villafranca di Verona.

Died August 17th, 1979 at 82 years old in Verona.

Bengt Ljungquist

Swedish olympic fencer and equestrian (1912–1979).

Born September 20th, 1912 in Umeå.

Died July 15th, 1979 at 66 years old in Förslöv.

Bolesław Habowski

Polish footballer (1914-1979).

Born September 13th, 1914 in Kraków.

Died May 21st, 1979 at 64 years old in Wendover.

Amelia Piccinini

Italian athletics competitor (1917–1979).

Born January 17th, 1917 in Alessandria.

Died April 3rd, 1979 at 62 years old in Turin.

Karel Skalička

Czech chess player.

Born November 1st, 1896 in Prague.

Died December 10th, 1979 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires.

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