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In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
Heinz Pollay
German dressage horse rider (1908–1979).
Born February 4th, 1908 in Koszalin.
Died May 14th, 1979 at 71 years old in Munich.
Ethel Smith
Canadian sprinter (1907-1979).
Born July 5th, 1907 in Toronto.
Died December 31st, 1979 at 72 years old in Toronto.
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]
Nicolas Born
German writer (1937–1979).
Born December 31st, 1937 in Duisburg.
Died December 7th, 1979 at 41 years old in Dannenberg-Breese in der Marsch (cancer).
David Armitage Bannerman
British ornithologist (1886–1979).
Born November 27th, 1886 in Manchester. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1979 at 92 years old [ref]
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.
Alessandro Frigerio
Swiss footballer (1914-1979).
Born November 15th, 1914 in Tumaco.
Died January 10th, 1979 at 64 years old in Locarno.
Luigi Capuano
Italian film director.
Born July 13th, 1904 in Naples.
Died October 20th, 1979 at 75 years old in Rome.
Iskhak Razzakov
Soviet politician (1910–1979).
Born October 25th, 1910 in Fergana Oblast.
Died March 19th, 1979 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Yury Kovalyov
Russian footballer (1934-1979).
Born February 6th, 1934 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
Died September 25th, 1979 at 45 years old in Moscow.
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