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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
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.
Rolf Holmberg
Norwegian footballer (1914-1979).
Born August 24th, 1914 in Gjerpen.
Died July 5th, 1979 at 64 years old in Skien.
Iskhak Razzakov
Soviet politician (1910–1979).
Born October 25th, 1910 in Fergana Oblast.
Died March 19th, 1979 at 68 years old in Moscow.
Peter Donlon
American rower (1906–1979).
Born December 16th, 1906 in Port Hueneme.
Died December 14th, 1979 at 72 years old in Napa.
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