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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
Ermindo Onega
Argentine footballer.
Born April 4th, 1940 in Las Parejas.
Died December 21st, 1979 at 39 years old in Lima, Buenos Aires (traffic collision).
Hans Scherfig
Danish writer and artist (1905-1979).
Born April 8th, 1905 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1979 at 73 years old in Hillerød (thrombus). [ref]
Franklin Adreon
Screenwriter, director, producer, actor (1902-1979).
Born November 18th, 1902 in Gambrills.
Died September 10th, 1979 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks.
Yang Zhongjian
Chinese paleontologist.
Born June 1st, 1897 in Hua Prefecture.
Died January 15th, 1979 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Jef van de Wiele
Belgian nazi collaborator (1903-1979).
Born July 20th, 1903 in Deurne.
Died September 4th, 1979 at 76 years old in Bruges.
Reg Armstrong
Irish motorcycle racer (1928-1979).
Born September 1st, 1928 in Liverpool.
Died November 24th, 1979 at 51 years old in Brighton (motorcycle accident).
Celia Adler
American television actor (1889-1979).
Born December 6th, 1889 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1979 at 89 years old in The Bronx (stroke).
Lazar Lagin
Soviet jewish writer (1903–1979).
Born December 4th, 1903 in Vitebsk.
Died June 16th, 1979 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Miloslav Kabeláč
Czech composer and conductor.
Born August 1st, 1908 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1979 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 565
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