In the year 1979
600 Notable deaths
Thoralf Hagen
Norwegian coxswain (1887-1979).
Born September 22nd, 1887 in Christiania.
Died January 7th, 1979 at 91 years old in Oslo.
Gösta Brodin
Sailor.
Born February 15th, 1908 in Gothenburg.
Died June 18th, 1979 at 71 years old in Gothenburg.
Johann Tauscher
Austrian handball player.
Born March 31st, 1909 in Vienna.
Died January 21st, 1979 at 69 years old
Albert Hersoy
Gymnast (1895-1979).
Born September 19th, 1895 in Hautmont.
Died July 24th, 1979 at 83 years old in Maubeuge.
Caetano Silva
Brazilian footballer and manager (1930-1979).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1979 at 49 years old in Rio de Janeiro (diabetes). [ref]
George Falcke
Gymnast (1891–1979).
Born March 2nd, 1891 in Boston.
Died February 1st, 1979 at 87 years old in Copenhagen.
Pierre Brunet
French rower (1908-1979).
Born February 27th, 1908 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died May 12th, 1979 at 71 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Ángel León
Olympic sport shooter (1907–1979).
Born October 2nd, 1907 in Villalón de Campos.
Died August 10th, 1979 at 71 years old in Madrid.
Princess Hilda of Luxembourg
European royal (1897–1979).
Born February 15th, 1897 in Colmar-Berg.
Died September 8th, 1979 at 82 years old in Munich.
Stanyslav Liudkevych
Ukrainian composer (1879–1979).
Born January 24th, 1879 in Jarosław.
Died September 10th, 1979 at 100 years old in Lviv. [ref]
Deaths 591 to 600 of 600
I feel monotony and death to be almost the same. Charlotte Brontë