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In the year 1979
599 Notable deaths
Georges Florovsky
Russian christian theologian and historian (1893–1979).
Born September 9th, 1893 in Odesa, Kropyvnytskyi.
Died August 11th, 1979 at 85 years old in Princeton.
Bolesław Piasecki
Polish politician (1915-1979).
Born February 18th, 1915 in Łódź. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1979 at 63 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
August Heissmeyer
Leading member of the ss (1897-1979).
Born January 11th, 1897 in Aerzen.
Died January 16th, 1979 at 82 years old in Schwäbisch Hall.
Waldemar de Brito
Brazilian footballer (1913-1979).
Born May 17th, 1913 in São Paulo.
Died February 21st, 1979 at 65 years old in São Paulo.
Edward Conze
British marxism and buddhism scholar (1904–1979).
Born March 18th, 1904 in London Borough of Lewisham.
Died September 24th, 1979 at 75 years old in Yeovil.
Josef Oberhauser
German extermination camp officer.
Born September 20th, 1915 in Munich.
Died November 22nd, 1979 at 64 years old in Munich.
Jean-Marie Villot
Roman catholic cardinal (1905–1979).
Born October 11th, 1905 in Saint-Amant-Tallende.
Died March 9th, 1979 at 73 years old in Vatican City (pneumonia).
Evald Ilyenkov
Russian philosopher (1924–1979).
Born February 18th, 1924 in Smolensk.
Died March 21st, 1979 at 55 years old in Moscow.
Helmut Hasse
German mathematician.
Born August 25th, 1898 in Kassel.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 81 years old in Ahrensburg.
Amedeo Nazzari
Italian actor (1907–1979).
Born December 10th, 1907 in Cagliari.
Died November 7th, 1979 at 71 years old in Rome (kidney failure).
Deaths 241 to 250 of 599
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy