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In the year 1979
544 Notable deaths
Josef Oberhauser
German extermination camp officer.
Born January 21st, 1915 in Munich.
Died November 22nd, 1979 at 64 years old in Munich.
Edward Conze
British marxism and buddhism scholar (1904–1979).
Born March 18th, 1904 in London Borough of Lewisham. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1979 at 75 years old in Yeovil. [ref]
Ugo Spirito
Italian academic.
Born September 9th, 1896 in Arezzo.
Died April 28th, 1979 at 82 years old in Rome.
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.
Henrich Focke
German aviation pioneer.
Born October 8th, 1890 in Bremen.
Died February 25th, 1979 at 88 years old in Bremen.
Ferenc Nagy
Hungarian politician (1903-1979).
Born October 8th, 1903 in Bisse. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1979 at 75 years old in Fairfax. [ref]
Amedeo Nazzari
Italian actor (1907-1979).
Born December 10th, 1907 in Cagliari. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1979 at 71 years old in Rome (kidney failure).
Helmut Hasse
German mathematician.
Born August 25th, 1898 in Kassel.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 81 years old in Ahrensburg.
Juana de Ibarbourou
Uruguayan writer.
Born March 8th, 1892 in Melo. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1979 at 87 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Walter Gerlach
German physicist (1889-1979).
Born August 1st, 1889 in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1979 at 90 years old in Munich. [ref]
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