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In the year 1979
556 Notable deaths
Nereo Rocco
Italian footballer and manager.
Born May 20th, 1912 in Trieste.
Died February 20th, 1979 at 66 years old in Trieste.
Elizabeth Ryan
Us tennis player.
Born February 5th, 1892 in Anaheim.
Died July 6th, 1979 at 87 years old in Wimbledon. [ref]
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
Sultan of kelantan.
Born December 10th, 1917 in Kota Bharu.
Died March 29th, 1979 at 61 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Fred Akuffo
Soldier, politician, former chief of defence staff and head of state of ghana (1937-1979).
Born March 21st, 1937 in Akropong.
Died June 26th, 1979 at 42 years old in Accra (ballistic trauma).
Les Clark
American animator.
Born November 17th, 1907 in Ogden. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1979 at 71 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
William Gargan
American actor (1905-1979).
Born July 17th, 1905 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1979 at 73 years old in New York (myocardial infarction).
Ludvík Svoboda
Czechoslovak general and politician (1895-1979).
Born November 25th, 1895 in Hroznatín. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1979 at 83 years old in Prague (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Lee Bowman
American actor (1914–1979).
Born December 28th, 1914 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1979 at 64 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction).
Corinne Griffith
American actress, film producer, author (1894-1979).
Born November 21st, 1894 in Waco.
Died July 13th, 1979 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure). [ref]
Rebecca Clarke
English composer and violist (1886-1979).
Born August 27th, 1886 in Harrow. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1979 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]
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