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In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
Ukrainian composer and poet (1949-1979).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Kitsman.
Died May 18th, 1979 at 30 years old (hanging to death). [ref]
Yusuke Hagihara
Japanese astronomer (1897–1979).
Born March 28th, 1897 in Osaka.
Died January 29th, 1979 at 81 years old in Tokyo.
Lev Arnshtam
Film director, screenwriter (1905–1979).
Born January 15th, 1905 in Dnipro.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 74 years old in Moscow.
László Passuth
Hungarian writer.
Born July 15th, 1900 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1979 at 78 years old in Balatonfüred. [ref]
Alexander Alexandrovich Morozov
Soviet engineer and tank designer (1904–1979).
Born October 29th, 1904 in Bezhitsa.
Died June 14th, 1979 at 74 years old in Kharkiv.
Vladimir Safronov
Boxer (1934-1979).
Born December 29th, 1934 in Ulan-Ude.
Died December 26th, 1979 at 44 years old in Moscow.
Luis Larrea Alba
Acting president of ecuador (1931).
Born October 25th, 1894 in Guayaquil.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 84 years old in Quito (pneumonia).
Alfred Bengsch
German cleric, roman catholic bishop and cardinal (1921–1979).
Born September 10th, 1921 in Berlin.
Died December 13th, 1979 at 58 years old in East Berlin.
Sven Jerring
Swedish radio presenter (1895–1979).
Born December 8th, 1895 in Malung.
Died April 27th, 1979 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
Gérard Blitz
Belgian swimmer and water polo player.
Born August 1st, 1901 in Amsterdam.
Died March 8th, 1979 at 77 years old in Ganshoren.
Deaths 471 to 480 of 600
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan