Dead at age 79
1,722 Notable deaths
Heinrich Schomburgk
German tennis player (1885-1965).
Born June 30th, 1885 in Leipzig.
Died March 29th, 1965 at 79 years old in Königstein.
Anton Flešár
Slovak footballer (1944–2024).
Born May 8th, 1944 in Stropkov.
Died April 11th, 2024 at 79 years old in Košice. [ref]
Egbert Hirschfelder
German rower.
Born July 13th, 1942 in Berlin.
Died May 31st, 2022 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Johannes Jacobus Smith
Dutch botanist (1867-1947).
Born June 29th, 1867 in Antwerp.
Died January 14th, 1947 at 79 years old in Oegstgeest.
Pierluigi Chicca
Italian fencer (1937–2017).
Born December 22nd, 1937 in Livorno.
Died June 18th, 2017 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Rudolf Svensson
Olympic wrestler.
Born March 27th, 1899.
Died December 4th, 1978 at 79 years old in Bromma parish.
Cesare Salvadori
Italian fencer (1941-2021).
Born September 22nd, 1941 in Turin. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Turin. [ref]
Aleksey Konsovsky
Russian soviet actor (1912–1991).
Born January 28th, 1912 in Moscow.
Died July 20th, 1991 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Eduards Smiļģis
Latvian actor and theatre director (1886–1966).
Born November 23rd, 1886 in Riga. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1966 at 79 years old in Riga. [ref]
Deaths 1521 to 1530 of 1722
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