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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
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.
Mabel Taliaferro
Actress (1887-1979).
Born May 21st, 1887 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 1979 at 91 years old in Honolulu.
Alighiero Noschese
Italian actor (1932-1979).
Born November 25th, 1932 in Naples.
Died December 3rd, 1979 at 47 years old in Rome (gunshot wound).
Rob Slotemaker
Dutch racing driver.
Born June 13th, 1929 in Jakarta.
Died September 16th, 1979 at 50 years old in Zandvoort.
Muhsin Ertuğrul
Turkish actor and director.
Born March 7th, 1892 in Istanbul.
Died April 29th, 1979 at 87 years old in İzmir (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mikhail Khozin
Soviet general (1896–1979).
Born November 3rd, 1896 in Skachikha.
Died February 27th, 1979 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Paolo Barison
Italian footballer (1936-1979).
Born June 23rd, 1936 in Vittorio Veneto.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 42 years old in Andora (traffic collision).
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