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In the year 1979
557 Notable deaths
Afrânio da Costa
Sport shooter.
Born March 14th, 1892 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died June 26th, 1979 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Karel Skalička
Czech chess player.
Born November 1st, 1896 in Prague.
Died December 10th, 1979 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires.
Amelia Piccinini
Athletics competitor.
Born January 17th, 1917 in Turin.
Died April 3rd, 1979 at 62 years old in Turin.
Constant Joacim
Belgian footballer (1908-1979).
Born March 3rd, 1908 in Berchem.
Died June 12th, 1979 at 71 years old in Blankenberge.
Géza Kádas
Hungarian swimmer.
Born August 7th, 1926 in Eger.
Died March 6th, 1979 at 52 years old in Budapest.
Frans de Bruyn Kops
Dutch footballer (1886-1979).
Born October 28th, 1886 in Bengkulu.
Died November 22nd, 1979 at 93 years old in The Hague.
Bolesław Habowski
Polish footballer (1914-1979).
Born September 13th, 1914 in Kraków.
Died May 21st, 1979 at 64 years old in Wendover.
Bengt Ljungquist
Swedish olympic fencer and equestrian (1912–1979).
Born September 20th, 1912 in Umeå.
Died July 15th, 1979 at 66 years old in Förslöv.
Yukio Tsuda
Japanese association football player.
Born August 15th, 1917 in Kōbe.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 61 years old in Japan.
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