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Dead at age 79
1,720 Notable deaths
Albert Razin
Russian ethnographer and udmurt language activist.
Born June 12th, 1940 in Kuzyumovo.
Died September 10th, 2019 at 79 years old in Izhevsk (Self-immolation). [ref]
Pierre Monatte
French trade unionist.
Born January 15th, 1881 in Monlet.
Died June 27th, 1960 at 79 years old in Vanves.
Walter Sydney Adams
American astronomer.
Born December 20th, 1876 in Antioch.
Died May 11th, 1956 at 79 years old in Pasadena.
Alessandra Panaro
Italian actress (1939–2019).
Born December 14th, 1939 in Rome.
Died May 1st, 2019 at 79 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Hans Zassenhaus
German mathematician (1912-1991).
Born May 28th, 1912 in Koblenz.
Died November 21st, 1991 at 79 years old in Columbus.
Li Zhensheng
Chinese photographer (1940–2020).
Born September 22nd, 1940 in Dalian.
Died June 22nd, 2020 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Mélanie Bonis
French composer (1858-1937).
Born January 21st, 1858 in Paris.
Died March 18th, 1937 at 79 years old in Sarcelles.
Alma Taylor
British actress (1895-1974).
Born January 3rd, 1895 in London.
Died January 23rd, 1974 at 79 years old in London.
József Takács
Hungarian association football player (1904-1983).
Born June 30th, 1904 in Budapest.
Died September 3rd, 1983 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Wolfgang Fortner
German composer and conductor (1907–1987).
Born October 12th, 1907 in Leipzig.
Died September 5th, 1987 at 79 years old in Heidelberg.
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