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In the year 1979
599 Notable deaths
Aleksei Smirnov
Soviet actor (1920–1979).
Born February 28th, 1920 in Danilov.
Died May 7th, 1979 at 59 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly
President of the dominican republic (1904-1979).
Born August 22nd, 1904 in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Died December 28th, 1979 at 75 years old in Santo Domingo (cancer).
John F. Seitz
American cinematographer and inventor (1892-1979).
Born June 23rd, 1892 in Chicago.
Died February 27th, 1979 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
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]
Walther Müller
German physicist.
Born September 6th, 1905 in Hanover.
Died December 4th, 1979 at 74 years old in Walnut Creek.
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]
Paul Paray
French conductor (1886-1979).
Born May 24th, 1886 in Le Tréport. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1979 at 93 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Gabrielle Dorziat
French actress (1880-1979).
Born January 25th, 1880 in Épernay.
Died December 2nd, 1979 at 99 years old in Biarritz.
Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen
German biochemist, nobel laureate.
Born April 6th, 1911 in Munich.
Died August 6th, 1979 at 68 years old in Munich.
Josef Altstötter
High-ranking official in the german ministry of justice under the nazi regime (1892-1979).
Born January 4th, 1892 in Bad Griesbach im Rottal.
Died November 13th, 1979 at 87 years old in Nuremberg.
Deaths 321 to 330 of 599
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