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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
Georges Florovsky
Russian christian theologian and historian (1893–1979).
Born September 9th, 1893 in Odesa, Kropyvnytskyi.
Died August 11th, 1979 at 85 years old in Princeton.
Boris Giuliano
Italian police officer (1930–1979).
Born October 22nd, 1930 in Piazza Armerina.
Died July 21st, 1979 at 48 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Waloddi Weibull
Swedish mathematician (1887-1979).
Born June 18th, 1887 in Vittskövle.
Died October 12th, 1979 at 92 years old in Annecy.
Milton Ager
American composer (1893–1979).
Born October 6th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Bolesław Piasecki
Polish politician (1915-1979).
Born February 18th, 1915 in Łódź. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1979 at 63 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Paul Meurisse
French actor (1912-1979).
Born December 21st, 1912 in Dunkirk. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1979 at 66 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Heinz Erhardt
German comedian and entertainer (1909-1979).
Born February 20th, 1909 in Riga.
Died June 5th, 1979 at 70 years old in Hamburg.
Erin O'Brien-Moore
American actress (1902-1979).
Born May 2nd, 1902 in Los Angeles.
Died May 3rd, 1979 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Gustav Adolf Scheel
German general (1907-1979).
Born November 22nd, 1907 in Rosenberg. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1979 at 71 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Joseíto Fernández
Cuban musician.
Born September 5th, 1908 in Havana. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1979 at 71 years old in Havana.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi