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In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
Bart McGhee
American association football player.
Born April 30th, 1899 in Edinburgh.
Died January 26th, 1979 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
Đuro Pucar
Yugoslav politician.
Born December 13th, 1899 in Kesići.
Died April 12th, 1979 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Milo Butler
Bahamian politician (1906-1979).
Born August 11th, 1906 in Nassau.
Died January 22nd, 1979 at 72 years old in Nassau.
Antun Augustinčić
Croatian sculptor, political commissar and university teacher (1900-1979).
Born May 4th, 1900 in Klanjec. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1979 at 79 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Johann Nikuradse
German physicist (1894–1979).
Born November 20th, 1894 in Samtredia.
Died July 18th, 1979 at 84 years old in Göttingen.
Yisrael Yeshayahu
Israeli politician (1908-1979).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Sa'dah. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1979 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
Dany Dauberson
French singer (1925–1979).
Born January 16th, 1925 in Le Creusot.
Died March 16th, 1979 at 54 years old in Marseille.
Jerzy Petersburski
Polish actor and musician (1895-1979).
Born April 20th, 1895 in Warsaw.
Died October 7th, 1979 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
István Örkény
Hungarian writer.
Born April 5th, 1912 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1979 at 67 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Bruno Apitz
German writer (1900-1979).
Born April 28th, 1900 in Leipzig.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 78 years old in East Berlin.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht