In the year 1979
546 Notable deaths
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.
Erich Rademacher
German swimmer and water polo player.
Born June 9th, 1901 in Magdeburg.
Died April 3rd, 1979 at 77 years old in Stuttgart.
Gavriil Veresov
Soviet chess player and international master.
Born July 28th, 1912 in Minsk.
Died November 12th, 1979 at 67 years old in Minsk.
S. Corinna Bille
Swiss writer (1912-1979).
Born August 29th, 1912 in Lausanne. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1979 at 67 years old in Sierre. [ref]
Antonio María Barbieri
Catholic cardinal.
Born October 12th, 1892 in Montevideo.
Died July 6th, 1979 at 86 years old in Montevideo.
Giovanni De Prà
Italian footballer (1900-1979).
Born June 28th, 1900 in Genoa.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 78 years old in Genoa.
Zoltán Várkonyi
Hungarian actor and film director.
Born May 13th, 1912 in Budapest. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1979 at 66 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 461 to 470 of 546
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