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In the year 1979
656 Notable deaths
Vincenzo Cuccia
Fencer (1892–1979).
Born March 20th, 1892 in Palermo.
Died March 2nd, 1979 at 86 years old in Palermo.
Åke Thelning
Equestrian (1892-1979).
Born October 24th, 1892 in Södra Härene socken.
Died February 16th, 1979 at 86 years old in Särö.
Yukio Tsuda
Japanese association football player (1917–1979).
Born August 15th, 1917 in Kobe.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 61 years old in Japan.
Gaston Heuet
French long-distance runner.
Born November 11th, 1892 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 18th, 1979 at 86 years old in Grandvilliers.
Ivan Stedman
Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1895-1979).
Born April 13th, 1895 in Oakleigh.
Died January 7th, 1979 at 83 years old in Prahran.
Maria Chmurkowska
Polish actress (1901-1979).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Warsaw.
Died June 9th, 1979 at 78 years old in Warsaw.
Gennady Komnatov
Russian cyclist (1949-1979).
Born September 18th, 1949 in Omsk.
Died April 1st, 1979 at 29 years old in Omsk (traffic collision).
Dick Esser
Field hockey player (1918-1979).
Born July 9th, 1918 in Makassar.
Died March 8th, 1979 at 60 years old in Leiden.
Luis Mayanés
Chilean footballer (1925-1979).
Born January 15th, 1925 in Antofagasta.
Died November 6th, 1979 at 54 years old
Elemér Somfay
Hungarian decathlete (1898–1979).
Born August 28th, 1898 in Budapest.
Died May 15th, 1979 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Charles Simons
Belgian footballer (1906-1979).
Born September 27th, 1906 in Antwerp.
Died August 5th, 1979 at 72 years old
Romualdas Murauskas
Boxer (1934–1979).
Born October 2nd, 1934 in Kaunas.
Died May 23rd, 1979 at 44 years old in Kaunas.
Aurelio Menegazzi
Italian cyclist (1900-1979).
Born November 15th, 1900 in Buttapietra. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1979 at 79 years old in Milan.
Julia Codesido
Peruvian painter (1883-1979).
Born August 5th, 1883 in Lima. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1979 at 95 years old in Lima. [ref]
Václav Havel
Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist (1920–1979).
Born October 5th, 1920 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1979 at 59 years old in Prague.
Juan Aguilera
Chilean footballer (1903-1979).
Born October 23rd, 1903 in Santiago.
Died October 21st, 1979 at 75 years old in Coronel.
Charles Riddy
Canadian rower (1885–1979).
Born March 3rd, 1885 in Toronto.
Died June 11th, 1979 at 94 years old
Georges Berthet
French skier.
Born September 18th, 1903 in Les Rousses.
Died August 14th, 1979 at 75 years old in Morez.
Norman Slater
American rugby union player (1894-1979).
Born January 23rd, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died March 1st, 1979 at 85 years old
Grete Rosenberg
Swimmer (1896–1979).
Born October 7th, 1896 in Hanover.
Died February 5th, 1979 at 82 years old in Hildesheim.
Lajos Maszlay
Fencer (1903-1979).
Born October 2nd, 1903 in Budapest.
Died December 1st, 1979 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Josef Kitzmüller
Austrian footballer (1912-1979).
Born June 21st, 1912 in Vienna.
Died May 14th, 1979 at 66 years old
Erich Schmitt
Handball player (1912-1979).
Born August 6th, 1912 in Switzerland.
Died October 29th, 1979 at 67 years old
Deaths 601 to 625 of 656
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon