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Dead at age 79
1,556 Notable deaths
Edward William Nelson
American naturalist (1855-1934).
Born May 8th, 1855 in Manchester.
Died May 19th, 1934 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..
Peter Takeo Okada
Catholic priest from japan.
Born October 24th, 1941 in Ichikawa.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 79 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Lina Radke
German middle distance runner (1903-1983).
Born October 18th, 1903 in Karlsruhe.
Died February 14th, 1983 at 79 years old in Karlsruhe.
Grigol Abashidze
Georgian poet (1914-1994).
Born August 1st, 1914 in Zeda Rgani.
Died July 29th, 1994 at 79 years old in Tbilisi.
Arkady Alexandrovich Plastov
Russian socialist realist painter (1893-1972).
Born January 31st, 1893 in Simbirsky Uyezd. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1972 at 79 years old in Karsunsky District. [ref]
Pieter Kooijmans
Dutch politician and diplomat.
Born July 6th, 1933 in Heemstede.
Died February 13th, 2013 at 79 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Mário da Graça Machungo
Mozambican politician (1940-2020).
Born December 1st, 1940 in Maxixe.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 79 years old in Lisbon (disease). [ref]
Étienne Lamotte
Indologist, priest, professor (1903-1983).
Born November 21st, 1903 in Dinant. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1983 at 79 years old in Brussels metropolitan area. [ref]
Salvador Artigas
Spanish footballer.
Born February 20th, 1918 in Barcelona.
Died September 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Benidorm.
Adrienne Bolland
French aviator (1895-1975).
Born November 25th, 1895 in Arcueil.
Died March 18th, 1975 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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