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Dead at age 79
1,720 Notable deaths
Yoshinobu Ishii
Japanese association football player and manager (1939–2018).
Born March 13th, 1939 in Fukuyama.
Died April 26th, 2018 at 79 years old in Japan. [ref]
Zdeněk Kopal
Czech astronomer.
Born April 4th, 1914 in Litomyšl. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1993 at 79 years old in Wilmslow. [ref]
Ahmad Alaskarov
Azerbaijani footballer (1935-2015).
Born October 5th, 1935 in Baku.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 79 years old in Odesa.
Mahmud Taymur
Egyptian writer.
Born June 16th, 1894 in Cairo. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1973 at 79 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Sima Milovanov
Serbian footballer and manager.
Born April 10th, 1923 in Bečej.
Died November 16th, 2002 at 79 years old
Robert Schmidt
German politician (1864-1943).
Born May 15th, 1864 in Berlin.
Died September 16th, 1943 at 79 years old in Tempelhof.
James Charles McGuigan
Canadian catholic prelate (1894–1974).
Born November 26th, 1894 in Hunter River.
Died April 8th, 1974 at 79 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Gyula Maár
Film director, screenwriter (1934-2013).
Born August 2nd, 1934 in Budapest.
Died December 20th, 2013 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Arthur Cecil Alport
British medical doctor (1880-1959).
Born January 25th, 1880 in Beaufort West.
Died April 17th, 1959 at 79 years old in London.
Grigor Yeghiazaryan
Armenian composer (1909-1988).
Born December 21st, 1908 in Enginalan.
Died November 4th, 1988 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
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