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Dead at age 79
1,720 Notable deaths
Bruno Nicolè
Italian footballer (1940-2019).
Born February 24th, 1940 in Padua.
Died November 26th, 2019 at 79 years old in Pordenone. [ref]
Imants Ziedonis
Latvian poet.
Born May 3rd, 1933 in Ragaciems. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2013 at 79 years old in Riga. [ref]
Leopold Staff
Polish poet (1878-1957).
Born January 14th, 1878 in Lviv.
Died May 31st, 1957 at 79 years old in Skarżysko-Kamienna.
Kristjan Palusalu
Estonian wrestler (1908–1987).
Born March 10th, 1908 in Saulepi Rural Municipality.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 79 years old in Tallinn.
Đuro Pucar
Yugoslav politician.
Born December 13th, 1899 in Kesići.
Died April 12th, 1979 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Antun Augustinčić
Croatian sculptor, political commissar and university teacher (1900-1979).
Born May 4th, 1900 in Klanjec. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1979 at 79 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Joachim Hämmerling
Danish-german biologist (1901-1980).
Born March 9th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died August 5th, 1980 at 79 years old in Wilhelmshaven.
Isaac Kashdan
American chess player (1905–1985).
Born November 19th, 1905 in New York City.
Died February 20th, 1985 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Viviane Romance
Actress (1912-1991).
Born July 4th, 1912 in Roubaix. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1991 at 79 years old in Nice. [ref]
Ernst Schröder
German actor (1915–1994).
Born January 27th, 1915 in Italy, Eickel.
Died July 27th, 1994 at 79 years old in Berlin (falling).
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