In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
Loren Murchison
Olympic athlete (1898-1979).
Born December 17th, 1898 in Farmersville.
Died June 11th, 1979 at 80 years old in Lakewood.
Aksel Berg
Soviet scientist and admiral (1893-1979).
Born November 10th, 1893 in Orenburg.
Died July 9th, 1979 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Miloslav Kabeláč
Czech composer and conductor.
Born August 1st, 1908 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1979 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ivan Chistyakov
Soviet colonel general (1900–1979).
Born September 27th, 1900.
Died March 7th, 1979 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Antonio Sicurezza
Italian painter (1905-1979).
Born February 25th, 1905 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
Died August 29th, 1979 at 74 years old in Formia.
Giorgio Colli
Italian philosopher (1917–1979).
Born January 16th, 1917 in Turin.
Died January 6th, 1979 at 61 years old in Fiesole.
Reg Armstrong
Irish motorcycle racer (1928-1979).
Born September 1st, 1928 in Liverpool.
Died November 24th, 1979 at 51 years old in Brighton (motorcycle accident).
Igor Bondarevsky
Russian chess player (1913-1979).
Born May 12th, 1913 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died June 14th, 1979 at 66 years old in Pyatigorsk.
Viktoria Savs
Austrian military personnel.
Born June 27th, 1899 in Bad Reichenhall. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1979 at 80 years old in Salzburg.
Charlotte Mineau
Actress (1886-1979).
Born March 24th, 1886 in Escanaba.
Died October 12th, 1979 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
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