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In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
Jaap Bulder
Dutch footballer (1896-1979).
Born September 27th, 1896 in Groningen.
Died April 30th, 1979 at 82 years old in Leiderdorp.
Mikhail Ogonkov
Russian footballer (1932-1979).
Born June 24th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died August 14th, 1979 at 47 years old in Moscow (exsanguination).
Pedro Arico Suárez
Argentine footballer (1908-1979).
Born June 5th, 1908 in Santa Brígida, Las Palmas.
Died April 18th, 1979 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Henri Anspach
Fencer (1882-1979).
Born July 10th, 1882 in City of Brussels.
Died March 29th, 1979 at 96 years old in Haute-Garonne.
Gerti Deutsch
Austrian photographer (1908–1979).
Born December 19th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died December 9th, 1979 at 70 years old in Leamington Spa.
Afrânio da Costa
Brazilian sport shooter.
Born March 14th, 1892 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1979 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Andreo Cseh
Catholic priest (1895–1979).
Born September 12th, 1895 in Luduș.
Died March 9th, 1979 at 83 years old in The Hague.
Karel Senecký
Czech footballer (1919-1979).
Born March 17th, 1919 in Prague.
Died April 28th, 1979 at 60 years old in Prague.
Bolesław Szabelski
Polish composer (1896–1979).
Born December 3rd, 1896 in Radoryż Smolany.
Died August 27th, 1979 at 82 years old in Katowice.
Rudolf Jugert
German film director (1907-1979).
Born September 30th, 1907 in Hanover.
Died April 14th, 1979 at 71 years old in Munich.
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