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In the year 1979
557 Notable deaths
Ryszard Piec
Polish footballer (1913-1979).
Born August 17th, 1913 in Świętochłowice.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 65 years old in Świętochłowice.
Władysław Szczepaniak
Polish footballer (1910-1979).
Born May 19th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 68 years old in Warsaw.
Maria Petrovykh
Russian writer.
Born March 26th, 1908 in Norskoe District.
Died June 1st, 1979 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Werner Kaegi
Swiss historian (1901-1979).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Oetwil am See.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 78 years old in Basel. [ref]
Ervin Katnić
Serbian footballer.
Born September 2nd, 1922 in Split.
Died January 4th, 1979 at 56 years old in Split.
Vladimir Fyodorov
Russian footballer.
Born January 5th, 1956 in Tashkent Region.
Died August 11th, 1979 at 23 years old in Kamianske.
Ernie Harper
British athlete (1902-1979).
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Chesterfield. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1979 at 77 years old in Tullamarine.
Aleksandr Stolper
Soviet film director (1907-1979).
Born August 12th, 1907 in Daugavpils.
Died January 12th, 1979 at 71 years old in Moscow.
Georges Lampin
Film director (1901-1979).
Born October 14th, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 8th, 1979 at 77 years old in Pau.
Ludwig Rex
German actor.
Born January 1st, 1888 in Berlin.
Died September 29th, 1979 at 91 years old in London.
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