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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Deaths 351 to 360 of 565
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