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Who died in February 1979

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Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir

18941979

Renowned French film director and screenwriter, celebrated for cinematic masterpieces like La Grande Illusion and The Rules of the Game, and ranked among the greatest directors in history

Dennis Gabor

Dennis Gabor

19001979

Nobel Prize-winning Hungarian-British physicist and inventor recognized for his pioneering invention and development of the holographic method

Sid Vicious

Sid Vicious

19571979

English musician and bass guitarist who became the second bassist for the Sex Pistols and an icon of the punk subculture