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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
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 (1894–1979).
Born October 27th, 1893 in Pantin.
Died November 1st, 1979 at 86 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
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.
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.
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
British tennis player.
Born July 16th, 1907 in Paddington.
Died August 18th, 1979 at 72 years old
Deaths 381 to 390 of 565
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