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In the year 1979
656 Notable deaths
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.
Jaap Bulder
Dutch footballer (1896-1979).
Born September 27th, 1896 in Groningen.
Died April 30th, 1979 at 82 years old in Leiderdorp.
Mikhail Ogonkov
Russian footballer (1932-1979).
Born June 24th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died August 14th, 1979 at 47 years old in Moscow (exsanguination).
Emil Boyson
Norwegian writer and translator (1897–1979).
Born September 4th, 1897 in Bergen.
Died June 2nd, 1979 at 81 years old in Oslo.
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.
Gerti Deutsch
Austrian photographer (1908–1979).
Born December 19th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died December 9th, 1979 at 70 years old in Leamington Spa.
Andreo Cseh
Catholic priest (1895–1979).
Born September 12th, 1895 in Luduș.
Died March 9th, 1979 at 83 years old in The Hague.
Henri Anspach
Fencer (1882-1979).
Born July 10th, 1882 in Brussels.
Died March 29th, 1979 at 96 years old in Portet-sur-Garonne.
Bolesław Szabelski
Polish composer (1896–1979).
Born December 3rd, 1896 in Radoryż Smolany.
Died August 27th, 1979 at 82 years old in Katowice.
Karel Senecký
Czech footballer (1919-1979).
Born March 17th, 1919 in Prague.
Died April 28th, 1979 at 60 years old in Prague.
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.
Rudolf Jugert
German film director (1907-1979).
Born September 30th, 1907 in Hanover.
Died April 14th, 1979 at 71 years old in Munich.
Géza Kádas
Hungarian swimmer (1926-1979).
Born August 7th, 1926 in Eger.
Died March 6th, 1979 at 52 years old in Budapest.
Laly Soldevilla
Actress.
Born July 25th, 1933 in Barcelona.
Died September 12th, 1979 at 46 years old in Madrid (cancer).
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.
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).
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.
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.
Wálter Guimarães
Brazilian footballer (1912-1979).
Born March 21st, 1912 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 21st, 1979 at 66 years old [ref]
Bolesław Habowski
Polish footballer (1914-1979).
Born September 13th, 1914 in Kraków.
Died May 21st, 1979 at 64 years old in Wendover.
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.
Deaths 551 to 575 of 656
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid