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Dead at age 79
1,724 Notable deaths
Sijtse Jansma
Dutch tug of war.
Born May 22nd, 1898 in Leeuwarden.
Died December 4th, 1977 at 79 years old in Amsterdam.
Helena Kottler Vurnik
Slovenian painter, illustrator, mosaics designer.
Born September 26th, 1882 in Vienna.
Died April 4th, 1962 at 79 years old in Radovljica.
Väinö Penttala
Olympic wrestler (1897–1976).
Born January 16th, 1897 in Isokyrö.
Died February 28th, 1976 at 79 years old in Isokyrö.
Edgar Norris
Canadian rower (1902–1982).
Born December 23rd, 1902 in Toronto.
Died April 20th, 1982 at 79 years old in Sarasota County.
Bertil Tallberg
Sailor (1883–1963).
Born September 17th, 1883 in Helsinki.
Died April 20th, 1963 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Luciano Savorini
Gymnast (1885-1964).
Born October 3rd, 1885 in Argenta.
Died October 30th, 1964 at 79 years old in Bologna.
Günther Ullerich
West german field hockey player (1928-2007).
Born April 30th, 1928 in Berlin.
Died November 28th, 2007 at 79 years old in Cologne.
Reino Poutanen
Finnish rower (1928–2007).
Born February 21st, 1928 in Turku.
Died April 14th, 2007 at 79 years old
Eugenia Osterberger
Spanish composer.
Born December 20th, 1852 in Santiago de Compostela.
Died February 8th, 1932 at 79 years old in Nice.
Lajos Petri
Hungarian sculptor.
Born June 18th, 1884 in Szeged. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1963 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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