In the year 1979

600 Notable deaths

Yukio Tsuda

Japanese association football player.

Born August 15th, 1917 in Kōbe.

Died April 17th, 1979 at 61 years old in Japan.

Åke Thelning

Equestrian (1892-1979).

Born October 24th, 1892 in Södra Härene socken.

Died February 16th, 1979 at 86 years old in Särö.

Maria Chmurkowska

Polish actress (1901-1979).

Born January 9th, 1901 in Warsaw.

Died June 9th, 1979 at 78 years old in Warsaw.

Blas de Otero

Spanish poet (1916–1979).

Born March 15th, 1916 in Bilbao.

Died June 29th, 1979 at 63 years old in Madrid (pulmonary edema).

Hermann Gehri

Olympic wrestler (1899-1979).

Born July 26th, 1899.

Died November 25th, 1979 at 80 years old

Gaston Heuet

French long-distance runner.

Born November 11th, 1892 in Buenos Aires.

Died January 18th, 1979 at 86 years old in Grandvilliers.

Gennady Komnatov

Russian cyclist (1949-1979).

Born September 18th, 1949 in Omsk.

Died April 1st, 1979 at 29 years old in Omsk (traffic collision).

Luis Mayanés

Chilean footballer (1925-1979).

Born January 15th, 1925 in Antofagasta.

Died November 6th, 1979 at 54 years old

Dick Esser

Field hockey player (1918-1979).

Born July 9th, 1918 in Makassar.

Died March 8th, 1979 at 60 years old in Leiden.

Chang Eun-kyung

South korean olympic judoka.

Born May 26th, 1951.

Died December 3rd, 1979 at 28 years old

Deaths 551 to 560 of 600

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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling