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In the year 1979
545 Notable deaths
František Kriegel
Czech politician and doctor (1908-1979).
Born April 10th, 1908 in Ivano-Frankivsk. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1979 at 71 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Émile Dewoitine
French businessman (1892-1979).
Born September 26th, 1892 in Crépy. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1979 at 86 years old in Toulouse (disease). [ref]
Bruno Coquatrix
Owner and manager of the music hall paris olympia.
Born August 4th, 1910 in Ronchin.
Died April 1st, 1979 at 68 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Carl Miller
American film actor, born august 9, 1893.
Born August 9th, 1894 in Wichita County. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1979 at 84 years old in Honolulu.
Gabrielle Dorziat
French actress (1880-1979).
Born January 15th, 1880 in Épernay.
Died December 2nd, 1979 at 99 years old in Biarritz. [ref]
Walther Müller
German physicist.
Born September 6th, 1905 in Hanover.
Died December 4th, 1979 at 74 years old in Walnut Creek.
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Italian opera singer (1892-1979).
Born December 11th, 1892 in Lanuvio. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1979 at 86 years old in Valencia, Burjassot.
Aleksei Makarovich Smirnov
Soviet actor.
Born February 28th, 1920 in Danilov.
Died May 7th, 1979 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Milo Butler
Bahamian politician (1906-1979).
Born August 11th, 1906 in Nassau.
Died January 22nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Nassau.
Edward Stachura
Polish poet, writer and translator.
Born August 18th, 1937 in Charvieu. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1979 at 41 years old in Warsaw (hanging). [ref]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 545
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