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Dead at age 79
1,724 Notable deaths
Nils Widforss
Gymnast (1880-1960).
Born November 30th, 1880 in Stockholm.
Died May 2nd, 1960 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Pedro Roig
Spanish field hockey player (1938–2018).
Born December 22nd, 1938 in Terrassa.
Died November 22nd, 2018 at 79 years old in Terrassa.
Lukas Nielsen
Danish gymnast (1884-1964).
Born December 23rd, 1884 in Malmö.
Died April 29th, 1964 at 79 years old in Copenhagen.
Einar Strøm
Gymnast (1885–1964).
Born March 17th, 1885 in Haugesund Municipality.
Died September 26th, 1964 at 79 years old in Bergen.
Hans Bjerrum
Field hockey player.
Born September 8th, 1899 in Hellerup.
Died May 10th, 1979 at 79 years old in London.
Theo Bruce
Australian long jumper (1923-2002).
Born July 28th, 1923 in Adelaide.
Died August 1st, 2002 at 79 years old
Jiří Pecka
Czechoslovak canoeist, speed canoeist and water slalomist.
Born June 4th, 1917 in Prague.
Died May 12th, 1997 at 79 years old in Prague.
Robert Johnsen
Gymnast (1896-1975).
Born June 23rd, 1896 in Copenhagen.
Died August 31st, 1975 at 79 years old in Gentofte Municipality.
Sidney Jelinek
American rower.
Born March 18th, 1899 in Wilmington.
Died March 9th, 1979 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
István Hernek
Canoe racer.
Born April 23rd, 1935 in Törökszentmiklós.
Died September 25th, 2014 at 79 years old in St. Ignace.
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