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Dead at age 79
1,718 Notable deaths
Derenik Demirchian
American writer.
Born February 18th, 1877 in Akhalkalaki.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Wenceslao Fernández Flórez
Spanish writer (1885-1964).
Born February 11th, 1885 in A Coruña.
Died April 29th, 1964 at 79 years old in Madrid.
Viktor Zhirmunsky
Russian literary historian, linguist (1891-1971).
Born August 2nd, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 31st, 1971 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Winston Cenac
Saint lucian politician (1925–2004).
Born September 14th, 1925 in Soufrière.
Died September 22nd, 2004 at 79 years old in Castries.
Sven Axbom
Swedish footballer (1926-2006).
Born October 15th, 1926 in Kimstad. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2006 at 79 years old [ref]
Leyla Mammadbeyova
Azerbaijani and soviet aviator (1909-1989).
Born September 17th, 1909 in Baku.
Died July 4th, 1989 at 79 years old in Baku.
Julio Terrazas Sandoval
Catholic cardinal (1936–2015).
Born March 7th, 1936 in Vallegrande.
Died December 9th, 2015 at 79 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. [ref]
Alfred Ewing
British physicist and engineer (1855-1935).
Born March 27th, 1855 in Dundee.
Died January 7th, 1935 at 79 years old in Cambridge, Edinburgh.
Levan Moseshvili
Soviet basketball player.
Born May 23rd, 1940 in Tbilisi.
Died March 5th, 2020 at 79 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
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