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In the year 1979
656 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]
Amelia Piccinini
Italian athletics competitor (1917–1979).
Born January 17th, 1917 in Alessandria.
Died April 3rd, 1979 at 62 years old in Turin.
Gheorghe Vrănceanu
Romanian topologist.
Born June 30th, 1900 in Valea Hogei.
Died April 27th, 1979 at 78 years old in Bucharest.
Karel Skalička
Czech chess player.
Born November 1st, 1896 in Prague.
Died December 10th, 1979 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires.
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.
Rolf Holmberg
Norwegian footballer (1914-1979).
Born August 24th, 1914 in Gjerpen Municipality.
Died July 5th, 1979 at 64 years old in Skien.
Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi
Russian composer (1907-1979).
Born April 25th, 1907 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 2nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Josef Müller
German politician (1898–1979).
Born March 27th, 1898 in Steinwiesen.
Died September 12th, 1979 at 81 years old in Munich.
Constant Joacim
Belgian footballer (1908-1979).
Born March 3rd, 1908 in Berchem.
Died June 12th, 1979 at 71 years old in Blankenberge.
Henning Svensson
Swedish footballer and manager (1891-1979).
Born October 19th, 1891 in Sweden.
Died January 23rd, 1979 at 87 years old
Clarence Newton
Boxer.
Born February 3rd, 1899 in Toronto.
Died October 23rd, 1979 at 80 years old in Toronto.
Zbigniew Turski
Polish composer (1908-1979).
Born October 21st, 1908 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1979 at 70 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).
Peter Donlon
American rower (1906–1979).
Born December 16th, 1906 in Port Hueneme.
Died December 14th, 1979 at 72 years old in Napa.
Franz Buxbaum
Austrian botanist (1900-1979).
Born February 25th, 1900 in Liebenau.
Died February 7th, 1979 at 78 years old in Fürstenfeld.
Carlyle Smith Beals
Canadian astronomer (1899-1979).
Born June 29th, 1899 in Canso.
Died July 2nd, 1979 at 80 years old in Ottawa.
Sofie Castenschiold
Danish tennis player (1882–1979).
Born February 1st, 1882 in Copenhagen.
Died January 30th, 1979 at 96 years old in Helsingborg.
Dmitry Blokhintsev
Soviet physicist and university teacher (1908-1979).
Born January 11th, 1908 in Moscow.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 71 years old in Dubna.
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.
Jan Pijnenburg
Dutch racing cyclist (1906-1979).
Born February 15th, 1906 in Tilburg.
Died December 2nd, 1979 at 73 years old in Tilburg.
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.
Lisa Regnell
Diver (1887–1979).
Born February 3rd, 1887 in Katarina church parish.
Died November 5th, 1979 at 92 years old in Vantörs parish.
Yelena Kuzmina
Soviet actress (1909-1979).
Born February 17th, 1909 in Tbilisi.
Died October 15th, 1979 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Vilho Niittymaa
Athletics competitor (1896–1979).
Born August 19th, 1896 in Yläne.
Died June 29th, 1979 at 82 years old in Helsinki.
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