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In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Deaths 541 to 550 of 600
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