In the year 1979

545 Notable deaths

Miloslav Kabeláč

Czech composer and conductor.

Born August 1st, 1908 in Prague. [ref]

Died September 17th, 1979 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]

Josef Kotin

Russian engineer (1908-1979).

Born March 10th, 1908 in Pavlohrad. [ref]

Died October 21st, 1979 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Albert Préjean

French actor.

Born October 27th, 1894 in Pantin. [ref]

Died November 1st, 1979 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Pyotr Pospelov

Soviet politician, propagandist, and scientist (1898-1979).

Born June 20th, 1898 in Konakovo. [ref]

Died April 22nd, 1979 at 80 years old in Moscow.

Cecil Purdy

Australian chess player.

Born March 27th, 1906 in Port Said.

Died November 6th, 1979 at 73 years old in Sydney (myocardial infarction).

Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth

German astronomer.

Born April 4th, 1892 in Heidelberg.

Died May 6th, 1979 at 87 years old in Heidelberg.

Loren Murchison

Olympic athlete (1898-1979).

Born December 17th, 1898 in Farmersville.

Died June 11th, 1979 at 80 years old in Lakewood Township.

Aksel Berg

Soviet scientist and admiral (1893-1979).

Born November 10th, 1893 in Orenburg.

Died July 9th, 1979 at 85 years old in Moscow.

Giorgio Colli

Italian philosopher.

Born January 16th, 1917 in Turin. [ref]

Died January 6th, 1979 at 61 years old in Fiesole. [ref]

Igor Bondarevsky

Russian chess player (1913-1979).

Born May 12th, 1913 in Rostov-on-Don.

Died June 14th, 1979 at 66 years old in Pyatigorsk.

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