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Dead at age 79
1,720 Notable deaths
Ernst Pepping
German composer (1901–1981).
Born September 12th, 1901 in Duisburg.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in Spandau.
Vladimir Bogomolov
Russian-soviet writer.
Born July 3rd, 1924 in Moscow Governorate. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2003 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Cullen Landis
Actor, director.
Born July 9th, 1896 in Nashville.
Died August 26th, 1975 at 79 years old in Bloomfield Hills (disease).
Dymphna Cusack
Australian author (1902-1981).
Born September 22nd, 1902 in West Wyalong.
Died October 19th, 1981 at 79 years old (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Antoine Kohn
Luxembourgish footballer (1933-2012).
Born November 1st, 1933 in Luxembourg.
Died November 24th, 2012 at 79 years old in Luxembourg.
Herbert Erhardt
German footballer and manager (1930-2010).
Died July 3rd, 2010 at 79 years old in Fürth. [ref]
Guido Carli
Italian economist and politician (1914-1993).
Born March 28th, 1914 in Brescia.
Died April 23rd, 1993 at 79 years old in Rome.
Mike Davies
British tennis player (1936–2015).
Born January 9th, 1936 in Swansea.
Died November 2nd, 2015 at 79 years old in Sarasota (lung disease). [ref]
John Knittel
Swiss writer (1891-1970).
Born March 24th, 1891 in Hubli. [ref]
Died April 26th, 1970 at 79 years old in Maienfeld. [ref]
Paul Lorenzen
German mathematician and philosopher.
Born March 24th, 1915 in Kiel. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1994 at 79 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
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