In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
Magnar Isaksen
Norwegian footballer (1910-1979).
Born October 13th, 1910 in Kristiansund Municipality.
Died June 8th, 1979 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Eduardo Blanco Amor
Spanish writer and journalist (1897–1979).
Born September 14th, 1897 in Ourense.
Died December 1st, 1979 at 82 years old in Vigo.
Ryszard Piec
Polish footballer (1913-1979).
Born August 17th, 1913 in Świętochłowice.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 65 years old in Świętochłowice.
Imre Harangi
Hungarian boxer (1913-1979).
Born October 16th, 1913 in Nyíradony.
Died February 4th, 1979 at 65 years old in Budapest.
Curtis Stevens
Bobsledder.
Born June 1st, 1898 in Lake Placid.
Died May 15th, 1979 at 80 years old in Saranac Lake.
Vasco Bergamaschi
Italian road bicycle racer (1909–1979).
Born September 29th, 1909 in San Giacomo delle Segnate.
Died September 24th, 1979 at 69 years old in Sermide.
Eduardo González Valiño
Spanish footballer (1911-1979).
Born April 14th, 1911 in A Coruña.
Died October 21st, 1979 at 68 years old in A Coruña.
Sigrid Fick
Swedish tennis player (1887-1979).
Born March 28th, 1887 in Helsinki.
Died June 4th, 1979 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
Werner Kaegi
Swiss historian (1901-1979).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Oetwil am See.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 78 years old in Basel.
Władysław Szczepaniak
Polish footballer (1910-1979).
Born May 19th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 68 years old in Warsaw.
Deaths 481 to 490 of 600
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi