In the year 1979
545 Notable deaths
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.
Walter Dietrich
Swiss footballer (1902-1979).
Born December 24th, 1902 in Switzerland.
Died November 27th, 1979 at 76 years old
Frank Fredrickson
Ice hockey player.
Born June 3rd, 1895 in Winnipeg.
Died May 28th, 1979 at 83 years old in Toronto.
Zbigniew Seifert
Polish musician (1946-1979).
Born June 6th, 1946 in Kraków.
Died February 15th, 1979 at 32 years old in Buffalo.
Frank Wallace
American soccer player (1922-1979).
Born July 15th, 1922 in St. Louis.
Died November 13th, 1979 at 57 years old in St. Louis.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 545
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy