In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
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).
Wálter Guimarães
Brazilian footballer (1912-1979).
Born March 21st, 1912 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 21st, 1979 at 66 years old
Yuri Krylov
Ice hockey player.
Born March 11th, 1930 in Krasnogorsk.
Died November 4th, 1979 at 49 years old in Moscow.
Karel Senecký
Czech footballer (1919-1979).
Born March 17th, 1919 in Prague.
Died April 28th, 1979 at 60 years old in Prague.
Juan Arremón
Uruguayan footballer (1899-1979).
Born February 8th, 1899 in Montevideo.
Died June 15th, 1979 at 80 years old in Montevideo.
Deaths 481 to 490 of 565
Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé