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Fernando Bustos
1944–1979
association football player
Official cause
traffic collision
Hysni Kapo
1915–1979
politician, diplomat, military commander
Official cause
pancreatic cancer
Richard Nibley
1913–1979
musician
Official cause
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Lawrence Michael De Falco
1915–1979
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Official cause
pancreatic cancer
Ludvík Svoboda
1895–1979
politician, military personnel, Czechoslovak legionary
Official cause
cerebrovascular disease
Lou Busch
1910–1979
jazz musician, pianist, songwriter
Official cause
traffic collision
Modesto Carriegas Pérez
1932–1979
politician, bank teller
Official cause
gunshot wound
Les Clark
1907–1979
character animator, film director, director
Official cause
cancer
Laly Soldevilla
1933–1979
actor
Official cause
cancer
Nicholas Knatchbull
1964–1979
aristocrat
Official cause
explosion
Mika Waltari
1908–1979
writer, translator, journalist
Official cause
cancer
Bruce Bennett
1917–1979
politician, lawyer
Official cause
cancer
Stan Kenton
1911–1979
pianist, bandleader, conductor
Official cause
stroke
Ellen Moers
1928–1979
literary critic, journalist, writer
Official cause
cancer
Ray Eberle
1919–1979
singer, actor, jazz musician
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Hanna Reitsch
1912–1979
aircraft pilot, test pilot, helicopter pilot
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Jacob Radebe
1948–1979
singer, lead vocalist, artist
Official cause
tuberculosis
Christian Dotremont
1922–1979
painter, poet, writer
Official cause
tuberculosis
Herbert Marcuse
1898–1979
philosopher, sociologist, political theorist
Official cause
cerebral hemorrhage
Herbert Rehbein
1922–1979
composer, songwriter, film score composer
Official cause
cancer
Christian Duvaleix
1923–1979
film actor, film director, screenwriter
Official cause
cancer
George Seaton
1911–1979
screenwriter, film producer, film director
Official cause
cancer
Jules Irving
1925–1979
actor, stage actor, film producer
Official cause
myocardial infarction
Shirley Mason
1900–1979
actor, film actor
Official cause
cancer