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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
László Passuth
Hungarian writer.
Born July 15th, 1900 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1979 at 78 years old in Balatonfüred. [ref]
Gérard Blitz
Belgian swimmer and water polo player.
Born August 1st, 1901 in Amsterdam.
Died March 8th, 1979 at 77 years old in Ganshoren.
Curtis Stevens
Bobsledder.
Born June 1st, 1898 in Lake Placid.
Died May 15th, 1979 at 80 years old in Saranac Lake.
Tesourinha
Brazilian footballer (1921-1979).
Born December 3rd, 1921 in Porto Alegre.
Died June 17th, 1979 at 57 years old in Porto Alegre (stomach cancer).
Vasco Bergamaschi
Italian road bicycle racer (1909–1979).
Born September 29th, 1909 in San Giacomo delle Segnate.
Died September 24th, 1979 at 69 years old in Sermide.
Jan Otčenášek
Czech bookwriter and scriptwriter (1924-1979).
Born November 19th, 1924 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1979 at 54 years old in Prague (lung cancer, lung neoplasm). [ref]
Ľudmila Pajdušáková
Slovak astronomer (1916-1979).
Born June 29th, 1916 in Radošovce, Skalica District. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1979 at 63 years old in Vysoké Tatry.
Lev Arnshtam
Film director, screenwriter (1905-1979).
Born January 15th, 1905 in Dnipro.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Celso Emilio Ferreiro
Galician writer (1912-1979).
Born January 4th, 1912 in Celanova. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1979 at 67 years old in Vigo. [ref]
Magnar Isaksen
Norwegian footballer (1910-1979).
Born October 13th, 1910 in Kristiansund Municipality.
Died June 8th, 1979 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Deaths 451 to 460 of 565
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