In the year 1979
557 Notable deaths
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 (1892–1979).
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.
Leif Erland Andersson
Swedish astronomer (1943–1979).
Born November 4th, 1943 in Falkenberg.
Died May 4th, 1979 at 35 years old in Vinberg parish (lymphoma).
Zoltán Várkonyi
Hungarian actor and film director.
Born May 13th, 1912 in Budapest. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1979 at 66 years old in Budapest.
Henri Anspach
Fencer (1882-1979).
Born July 10th, 1882 in City of Brussels.
Died March 29th, 1979 at 96 years old in Haute-Garonne.
John Norton
American athlete (1893-1979).
Born April 16th, 1893 in Santa Clara.
Died December 28th, 1979 at 86 years old in New York City.
Mikhail Ogonkov
Russian footballer (1932-1979).
Born June 24th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died August 14th, 1979 at 47 years old in Moscow (exsanguination).
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan