In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
Yukio Tsuda
Japanese association football player.
Born August 15th, 1917 in Kōbe.
Died April 17th, 1979 at 61 years old in Japan.
Åke Thelning
Equestrian (1892-1979).
Born October 24th, 1892 in Södra Härene socken.
Died February 16th, 1979 at 86 years old in Särö.
Maria Chmurkowska
Polish actress (1901-1979).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Warsaw.
Died June 9th, 1979 at 78 years old in Warsaw.
Blas de Otero
Spanish poet (1916–1979).
Born March 15th, 1916 in Bilbao.
Died June 29th, 1979 at 63 years old in Madrid (pulmonary edema).
Gaston Heuet
French long-distance runner.
Born November 11th, 1892 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 18th, 1979 at 86 years old in Grandvilliers.
Gennady Komnatov
Russian cyclist (1949-1979).
Born September 18th, 1949 in Omsk.
Died April 1st, 1979 at 29 years old in Omsk (traffic collision).
Luis Mayanés
Chilean footballer (1925-1979).
Born January 15th, 1925 in Antofagasta.
Died November 6th, 1979 at 54 years old
Dick Esser
Field hockey player (1918-1979).
Born July 9th, 1918 in Makassar.
Died March 8th, 1979 at 60 years old in Leiden.
Deaths 551 to 560 of 600
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving