In the year 1979
557 Notable deaths
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.
Steve Sekely
Hungarian film director.
Born February 25th, 1899 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1979 at 80 years old in Palm Springs.
Roger Jean Heim
French botanist.
Born February 12th, 1900 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1979 at 79 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Friedrich Torberg
Czech publicist and writer (1908-1979).
Born September 16th, 1908 in Vienna.
Died November 10th, 1979 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Behçet Necatigil
Leading turkish author, poet and translator.
Born April 16th, 1916 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1979 at 63 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]
Yervand Kochar
Artist, sculptor (1899-1979).
Born June 15th, 1899 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1979 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Hermann Arthur Jahn
English scientist.
Born May 31st, 1907 in Colchester.
Died October 24th, 1979 at 72 years old in Southampton.
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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi