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In the year 1979
565 Notable deaths
Lisa Regnell
Diver.
Born February 3rd, 1887 in Katarina church parish.
Died November 5th, 1979 at 92 years old in Vantörs parish.
Sofie Castenschiold
Danish tennis player.
Born February 1st, 1882 in Copenhagen.
Died January 30th, 1979 at 96 years old in Helsingborg.
Elemér Somfay
Hungarian decathlete.
Born August 28th, 1898 in Budapest.
Died May 15th, 1979 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Hans Liesche
German high jumper (1891-1979).
Born October 11th, 1891 in Hamburg.
Died March 30th, 1979 at 87 years old in Berlin.
Lina Merlin
Italian politician (1887-1979).
Born October 15th, 1887 in Pozzonovo.
Died August 16th, 1979 at 91 years old in Padua. [ref]
Evert Lundquist
Swedish footballer (1900-1979).
Born February 27th, 1900 in Gothenburg.
Died February 19th, 1979 at 78 years old in Gothenburg.
Gennady Komnatov
Russian cyclist (1949-1979).
Born September 18th, 1949 in Omsk.
Died April 1st, 1979 at 29 years old in Omsk (traffic collision).
Dick Esser
Field hockey player (1918-1979).
Born July 9th, 1918 in Makassar.
Died March 8th, 1979 at 60 years old in Leiden.
Luis Mayanés
Chilean footballer (1925-1979).
Born January 15th, 1925 in Chile.
Died November 6th, 1979 at 54 years old
Deaths 521 to 530 of 565
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