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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
Ivan Stranski
Bulgarian chemist.
Born January 2nd, 1897 in Sofia.
Died June 19th, 1979 at 82 years old in Sofia.
Ivan Chistyakov
Soviet colonel general (1900–1979).
Born September 27th, 1900.
Died March 7th, 1979 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Predrag Đajić
Bosnian footballer.
Born May 1st, 1922 in Sarajevo.
Died May 13th, 1979 at 57 years old in Warsaw.
Heinrich Behnke
German mathematician (1898–1979).
Born October 9th, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died October 10th, 1979 at 81 years old in Münster.
Leandro Remondini
Italian footballer and manager (1917-1979).
Born November 17th, 1917 in Verona.
Died January 9th, 1979 at 61 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
Nicolas Born
German writer.
Born December 31st, 1937 in Duisburg. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1979 at 41 years old in Breese (cancer). [ref]
Emiliyan Stanev
Bulgarian writer (1907-1979).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Veliko Tarnovo. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1979 at 72 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Heinz Pollay
German dressage horse rider.
Born February 4th, 1908 in Koszalin.
Died May 14th, 1979 at 71 years old in Munich.
Khan Shushinski
Azerbaijani singer (1901-1979).
Born August 20th, 1901 in Shusha.
Died March 18th, 1979 at 77 years old in Baku.
Ethel Smith
Canadian sprinter (1907-1979).
Born July 5th, 1907 in Toronto.
Died December 31st, 1979 at 72 years old in Toronto.
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus