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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
Hans Freiherr von Funck
German general (1891-1979).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Aachen.
Died February 14th, 1979 at 87 years old in Viersen.
Lesley Selander
American film director.
Born May 26th, 1900 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1979 at 79 years old in Los Alamitos. [ref]
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
German politician (1894-1979).
Born September 12th, 1894 in Bremen.
Died December 4th, 1979 at 85 years old in East Berlin.
Casey Robinson
American film director, film producer and screenwriter (1903–1979).
Born October 17th, 1903 in Logan.
Died December 6th, 1979 at 76 years old in Sydney (disease).
Guiomar Novaes
Brazilian pianist (1895-1979).
Born February 28th, 1895 in São João da Boa Vista.
Died March 7th, 1979 at 84 years old in São Paulo.
Taisto Mäki
Finnish long-distance runner (1910–1979).
Born December 2nd, 1910 in Rekola.
Died May 1st, 1979 at 68 years old in Helsinki.
Charles Ehresmann
French mathematician (1905-1979).
Born April 19th, 1905 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1979 at 74 years old in Amiens. [ref]
Marjorie Daw
American film actress of the silent era (1902-1979).
Born January 19th, 1902 in Colorado Springs. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1979 at 77 years old in Huntington Beach (disease). [ref]
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
Ukrainian composer and poet (1949-1979).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Kitsman.
Died May 18th, 1979 at 30 years old in Lviv (hanging). [ref]
Saro Urzì
Italian film director and actor (1913–1979).
Born February 24th, 1913 in Catania.
Died November 1st, 1979 at 66 years old in San Giuseppe Vesuviano.
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci