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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
Carol Holloway
Actress.
Born April 30th, 1892 in Williamstown.
Died January 3rd, 1979 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Margaret Harwood
American astronomer.
Born March 19th, 1885 in Littleton.
Died February 6th, 1979 at 93 years old in Boston.
Pedro Lazaga
Spanish film director (1918-1979).
Born October 3rd, 1918 in Valls.
Died November 30th, 1979 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Bernt Evensen
Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist (1905-1979).
Born April 8th, 1905 in Christiania.
Died August 24th, 1979 at 74 years old in Oslo.
Willibald Schmaus
Austrian and german footballer (1912-1979).
Born June 16th, 1912 in Austria-Hungary.
Died April 27th, 1979 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Vladimir Safronov
Boxer (1934-1979).
Born December 29th, 1934 in Ulan-Ude.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Paul Demiéville
Swiss sinologist (1894-1979).
Born September 13th, 1894 in Lausanne.
Died March 23rd, 1979 at 84 years old in Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Sigrid Fick
Swedish tennis player (1887-1979).
Born May 28th, 1887 in Helsinki.
Died June 4th, 1979 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
Reginald Delargey
Catholic cardinal (1914–1979).
Born December 10th, 1914 in Timaru.
Died January 29th, 1979 at 64 years old in Auckland.
Imre Harangi
Hungarian boxer (1913-1979).
Born October 16th, 1913 in Nyíradony.
Died February 4th, 1979 at 65 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 441 to 450 of 565
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