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In the year 1979
567 Notable deaths
Yelena Alexandrovna Kuzmina
Soviet actress (1909-1979).
Born February 17th, 1909 in Tbilisi.
Died October 15th, 1979 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Erich Schmitt
Handball player (1912-1979).
Born August 6th, 1912 in Switzerland.
Died October 29th, 1979 at 67 years old
Pedro Arico Suárez
Argentine footballer (1908-1979).
Born June 5th, 1908 in Santa Brígida, Las Palmas.
Died April 18th, 1979 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Guglielmo Segato
Olympic cyclist.
Born March 23rd, 1906 in Padua.
Died April 19th, 1979 at 73 years old in Motta di Livenza.
Gustave Wuyts
Tug of war competitor.
Born February 27th, 1903.
Died January 13th, 1979 at 75 years old
Vigo Madsen
Danish gymnast (1889-1979).
Born November 13th, 1889 in Vejle.
Died June 17th, 1979 at 89 years old
Thomas Byström
Equestrian (1893-1979).
Born November 27th, 1893 in Stockholm.
Died July 22nd, 1979 at 85 years old
Henry Johansson
Swedish ice hockey player (1897–1979).
Born September 23rd, 1897 in Södertälje.
Died May 28th, 1979 at 81 years old in Södertälje.
Charles L. Stevenson
American analytic philosopher (1908-1979).
Born June 27th, 1908 in Cincinnati.
Died March 14th, 1979 at 70 years old in Bennington.
Hans Bjerrum
Field hockey player.
Born September 8th, 1899 in Hellerup.
Died May 10th, 1979 at 79 years old in London.
Deaths 541 to 550 of 567
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