In the year 1979
557 Notable deaths
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.
David Armitage Bannerman
British ornithologist.
Born November 27th, 1886 in Manchester. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1979 at 92 years old [ref]
Alessandro Frigerio
Swiss footballer (1914-1979).
Born November 15th, 1914 in Tumaco.
Died January 10th, 1979 at 64 years old
José María Pinilla Fábrega
President of panama (1919-1979).
Born November 28th, 1919 in Panama.
Died August 10th, 1979 at 59 years old in Panama.
Marino Moretti
Italian poet and writer (1885-1979).
Born July 18th, 1885 in Cesenatico.
Died July 6th, 1979 at 93 years old in Cesenatico. [ref]
Yury Kovalyov
Russian footballer (1934-1979).
Born February 6th, 1934 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
Died September 25th, 1979 at 45 years old in Moscow.
Zvonimir Cimermančić
Croatian footballer (1917-1979).
Born August 26th, 1917 in Zagreb.
Died May 14th, 1979 at 61 years old in Zagreb (traffic collision).
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino