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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
Charlotte Radcliffe
British swimmer, olympic silver medallist.
Born August 3rd, 1903 in Garston.
Died December 12th, 1979 at 76 years old in Liverpool. [ref]
Putte Kock
Swedish football, hockey, and bridge player (1901-1979).
Born June 29th, 1901 in Nacka.
Died October 31st, 1979 at 78 years old in Stockholm.
Anton Heiller
Austrian musician (1923–1979).
Born September 15th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died March 25th, 1979 at 55 years old in Vienna.
Mohamed Akid
Tunisian association football player (1949-1979).
Died April 12th, 1979 at 29 years old in Riyadh (2014 Colchester murders).
Edvin Adolphson
Actor (1893-1979).
Born February 25th, 1893 in Norrköping. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1979 at 86 years old in Solna Municipality. [ref]
Georgy Beriev
Soviet aerospace engineer.
Born February 13th, 1903 in Tbilisi.
Died July 12th, 1979 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Hazel Keener
American actress (1904-1979).
Born October 22nd, 1904 in Bettendorf.
Died August 7th, 1979 at 74 years old in Pacific Grove.
John Wright
American cardinal of the roman catholic church (1909-1979).
Born July 18th, 1909 in Boston.
Died August 10th, 1979 at 70 years old in Cambridge.
Nikolai Tikhonov
Soviet writer (1896–1979).
Born December 4th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 8th, 1979 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Andrei Markov
Soviet mathematician (1903-1979).
Born September 22nd, 1903 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 11th, 1979 at 76 years old in Moscow.
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