In the year 1979

557 Notable deaths

Hub van Doorne

Dutch businessman.

Born January 1st, 1900 in America, Limburg.

Died May 23rd, 1979 at 79 years old in Deurne.

Yisrael Yeshayahu

Israeli politician (1908-1979).

Born April 20th, 1908 in Sa'dah. [ref]

Died June 20th, 1979 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.

Maria Caniglia

Singer.

Born May 11th, 1906 in Naples.

Died April 16th, 1979 at 72 years old in Rome.

Gustav Winckler

Danish singer-songwriter (1925-1979).

Born October 13th, 1925 in Copenhagen.

Died January 20th, 1979 at 53 years old in Viborg (traffic collision).

István Bibó

Hungarian politician (1911-1979).

Born August 7th, 1911 in Szeged. [ref]

Died May 10th, 1979 at 67 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Marcel Jouhandeau

French writer.

Born July 26th, 1888 in Guéret. [ref]

Died April 7th, 1979 at 90 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (stomach cancer). [ref]

Bruno Apitz

German writer (1900-1979).

Born April 28th, 1900 in Leipzig.

Died April 7th, 1979 at 78 years old in East Berlin.

Bart McGhee

American association football player.

Born April 30th, 1899 in Edinburgh.

Died January 26th, 1979 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.

Johan Borgen

Norwegian writer.

Born April 28th, 1902 in Christiania. [ref]

Died November 16th, 1979 at 77 years old in Hvaler. [ref]

Amedeo Biavati

Italian footballer (1915-1979).

Born April 4th, 1915 in Bologna.

Died April 22nd, 1979 at 64 years old in Bologna.

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