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In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
Sigrid Schauman
Finnish artist and art critic (1877-1979).
Born December 24th, 1877 in Chuhuiv.
Died February 22nd, 1979 at 101 years old in Helsinki.
Norma Koch
Costume designer (1898-1979).
Born March 27th, 1898 in Kansas.
Died July 29th, 1979 at 81 years old in Queens.
John Norton
American athlete (1893-1979).
Born April 16th, 1893 in Santa Clara.
Died December 28th, 1979 at 86 years old in New York City.
Klaus Egge
Norwegian composer and music critic.
Born July 19th, 1906 in Gransherad. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1979 at 72 years old in Oslo.
Emiliyan Stanev
Bulgarian writer (1907-1979).
Born February 28th, 1907 in Veliko Tarnovo.
Died March 15th, 1979 at 72 years old in Sofia. [ref]
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.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck
German general and knight's cross recipient (1897–1979).
Born January 10th, 1897 in Wrocław.
Died April 15th, 1979 at 82 years old in Überlingen.
Ahmet Kireççi
Olympic wrestler (1914–1979).
Born October 27th, 1914 in Mersin.
Died August 17th, 1979 at 64 years old in Mersin (traffic collision).
Khan Shushinski
Azerbaijani singer (1901-1979).
Born August 20th, 1901 in Shusha.
Died March 18th, 1979 at 77 years old in Baku.
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