In the year 1979
655 Notable deaths
Leopold Ludwig
German conductor (1908-1979).
Born January 12th, 1908 in Vítkovice. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1979 at 71 years old in Hamburg, Lüneburg. [ref]
Frans de Bruyn Kops
Dutch footballer (1886-1979).
Born October 28th, 1886 in Bengkulu.
Died November 22nd, 1979 at 93 years old in The Hague.
Constant Joacim
Belgian footballer (1908-1979).
Born March 3rd, 1908 in Berchem.
Died June 12th, 1979 at 71 years old in Blankenberge.
Rolf Holmberg
Norwegian footballer (1914-1979).
Born August 24th, 1914 in Gjerpen Municipality.
Died July 5th, 1979 at 64 years old in Skien.
Peter Donlon
American rower (1906–1979).
Born December 16th, 1906 in Port Hueneme.
Died December 14th, 1979 at 72 years old in Napa.
Gheorghe Vrănceanu
Romanian topologist.
Born June 30th, 1900 in Valea Hogei.
Died April 27th, 1979 at 78 years old in Bucharest.
Zbigniew Turski
Polish composer (1908-1979).
Born October 21st, 1908 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1979 at 70 years old in Warsaw.
Henning Svensson
Swedish footballer and manager (1891-1979).
Born October 19th, 1891 in Sweden.
Died January 23rd, 1979 at 87 years old
Franz Buxbaum
Austrian botanist (1900-1979).
Born February 25th, 1900 in Liebenau.
Died February 7th, 1979 at 78 years old in Fürstenfeld.
Clarence Newton
Boxer.
Born February 3rd, 1899 in Toronto.
Died October 23rd, 1979 at 80 years old in Toronto.
Sofie Castenschiold
Danish tennis player (1882–1979).
Born February 1st, 1882 in Copenhagen.
Died January 30th, 1979 at 96 years old in Helsingborg.
Jan Pijnenburg
Dutch racing cyclist (1906-1979).
Born February 15th, 1906 in Tilburg.
Died December 2nd, 1979 at 73 years old in Tilburg.
André Couder
French optical engineer and astronomer (1897–1979).
Born November 27th, 1897 in Alençon.
Died January 16th, 1979 at 81 years old in Suresnes.
Yelena Kuzmina
Soviet actress (1909-1979).
Born February 17th, 1909 in Tbilisi.
Died October 15th, 1979 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Evert Lundquist
Swedish footballer (1900-1979).
Born February 27th, 1900 in Gothenburg.
Died February 19th, 1979 at 78 years old in Gothenburg.
Henk Steeman
Dutch footballer (1894-1979).
Born January 15th, 1894 in Rotterdam.
Died February 16th, 1979 at 85 years old in The Hague.
Vilho Niittymaa
Athletics competitor (1896–1979).
Born August 19th, 1896 in Yläne.
Died June 29th, 1979 at 82 years old in Helsinki.
Lisa Regnell
Diver (1887–1979).
Born February 3rd, 1887 in Katarina church parish.
Died November 5th, 1979 at 92 years old in Vantörs parish.
Vincenzo Cuccia
Fencer (1892–1979).
Born March 20th, 1892 in Palermo.
Died March 2nd, 1979 at 86 years old in Palermo.
Yukio Tsuda
Japanese association football player (1917–1979).
Born August 15th, 1917 in Kobe.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 61 years old in Japan.
Åke Thelning
Equestrian (1892-1979).
Born October 24th, 1892 in Södra Härene socken.
Died February 16th, 1979 at 86 years old in Särö.
Maria Chmurkowska
Polish actress (1901-1979).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Warsaw.
Died June 9th, 1979 at 78 years old in Warsaw.
Blas de Otero
Spanish poet (1916–1979).
Born March 15th, 1916 in Bilbao.
Died June 29th, 1979 at 63 years old in Madrid (prostate cancer).
Gaston Heuet
French long-distance runner.
Born November 11th, 1892 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 18th, 1979 at 86 years old in Grandvilliers.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 655
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez