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In the year 1979
557 Notable deaths
Aleksei N. Leontiev
Russian psychologist.
Born February 18th, 1903 in Moscow.
Died January 21st, 1979 at 75 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pavlo Shandruk
Ukrainian general.
Born February 28th, 1889 in Borsuky.
Died February 15th, 1979 at 89 years old in Trenton.
Nasser Moghadam
Last chief of the iranian savak (1921-1979).
Born June 24th, 1921 in Tehran.
Died April 11th, 1979 at 57 years old in Tehran (ballistic trauma).
Ludwig Renn
German writer (1889-1979).
Born April 22nd, 1889 in Dresden. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1979 at 90 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Maurizio Arena
Italian actor (1933–1979).
Born December 26th, 1933 in Rome. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1979 at 45 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest, Renal colic). [ref]
Consuelo de Saint Exupéry
Salvadoran-french writer and artist (1901-1979).
Born April 10th, 1901 in Armenia. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1979 at 78 years old in Grasse (asthma).
Wilbur Ware
American jazz musician (1923-1979).
Born September 8th, 1923 in Chicago.
Died September 9th, 1979 at 56 years old in Philadelphia (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Lothar Wolleh
German photographer.
Born January 20th, 1930 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1979 at 49 years old in London (asthma). [ref]
Sabu Martinez
American musician.
Born July 14th, 1930 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1979 at 48 years old in Stockholm (gastrointestinal system disease). [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 557
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