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Dead at age 79
1,722 Notable deaths
István Palotás
Hungarian footballer.
Born March 5th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died October 1st, 1987 at 79 years old in Debrecen.
Enyu Todorov
Olympic wrestler (1943–2022).
Born February 22nd, 1943 in Aprilovo.
Died May 26th, 2022 at 79 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Félix Balyu
Belgian footballer (1891-1971).
Born August 5th, 1891 in Bruges.
Died January 15th, 1971 at 79 years old
Alfredo Pacini
Catholic cardinal (1888-1967).
Born February 10th, 1888 in Capannori.
Died December 23rd, 1967 at 79 years old in Rome.
Helmut Stein
German footballer.
Born November 9th, 1942 in Aschersleben.
Died September 3rd, 2022 at 79 years old in Erfurt.
Alioune Badara Bèye
Senegalese writer.
Born September 28th, 1945 in Saint-Louis.
Died December 1st, 2024 at 79 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Rauno Mäkinen
Finnish olympic wrestler (1931–2010).
Born January 22nd, 1931 in Pori.
Died September 9th, 2010 at 79 years old in Vaajakoski. [ref]
Lis Jacobsen
Danish philologist, archaeologist and writer (1882-1961).
Born January 29th, 1882 in Copenhagen.
Died June 18th, 1961 at 79 years old in Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen.
Peter Neusel
German rower (1941–2021).
Born November 19th, 1941 in Berlin.
Died July 22nd, 2021 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Dennis Shepherd
Boxer (1926–2006).
Born October 11th, 1926 in Johannesburg.
Died June 13th, 2006 at 79 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
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