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Dead at age 79
1,720 Notable deaths
Perch Zeytuntsyan
Armenian writer.
Born July 18th, 1938 in Alexandria.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Jerzy Passendorfer
Polish film director (1923-2003).
Born April 8th, 1923 in Vilnius.
Died February 20th, 2003 at 79 years old in Warsaw.
Carl Patsch
Austrian slavist, archaeologist and historian (1865–1945).
Born September 14th, 1865 in Kovač.
Died February 21st, 1945 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Vytautas Briedis
Lithuanian rower.
Born August 27th, 1940 in Nausėdžiai.
Died September 22nd, 2019 at 79 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Ujaku Akita
Author and esperantist (1883–1962).
Born January 30th, 1883 in Aomori Prefecture.
Died May 12th, 1962 at 79 years old in Nakamaruchō.
Francesco Paolo Frontini
Italian composer (1860-1939).
Born August 6th, 1860 in Catania.
Died August 26th, 1939 at 79 years old in Catania.
René Chocat
Basketball player (1920–2000).
Born November 28th, 1920 in Santranges.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 79 years old in Montpellier.
Dimitrana Ivanova
Bulgarian teacher and journalist.
Born February 1st, 1881 in Ruse.
Died May 29th, 1960 at 79 years old in Sofia.
Hans Rebele
German footballer (1943–2023).
Born January 26th, 1943 in Munich.
Died January 4th, 2023 at 79 years old in Munich. [ref]
Bjørn Helland-Hansen
Norwegian oceanographer (1877-1957).
Born October 16th, 1877 in Christiania.
Died September 7th, 1957 at 79 years old in Bergen.
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