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Dead at age 79
2,211 Notable deaths
Joseph Edward Mayer
American chemist (1904–1983).
Born February 5th, 1904 in New York City.
Died October 15th, 1983 at 79 years old in San Diego County.
Birutė Galdikas
Lithuanian-canadian primatologist conservationist (1946–2026).
Born May 10th, 1946 in Wiesbaden.
Died March 24th, 2026 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
François C. Antoine Simon
President of haiti (1843-1923).
Born October 10th, 1843 in Les Cayes.
Died March 10th, 1923 at 79 years old in Les Cayes.
Marshall Hall
American mathematician (1910-1990).
Born September 17th, 1910 in St. Louis.
Died July 4th, 1990 at 79 years old in London.
Curt von François
German cartographer and commissioner of german southwest africa, founder of windhoek (1852-1931).
Born October 2nd, 1852 in Luxembourg.
Died December 30th, 1931 at 79 years old in Königs Wusterhausen.
Benny Bailey
American jazz trumpeter (1925–2005).
Born August 13th, 1925 in Cleveland.
Died April 15th, 2005 at 79 years old in Amsterdam.
F. David Peat
British physicist (1938–2017).
Born April 18th, 1938 in Waterloo.
Died June 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Pari.
Carlo Caffarra
Catholic cardinal (1938–2017).
Born June 1st, 1938 in Busseto.
Died September 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Bologna (brain cancer).
Birendranath Sircar
Indian film producer, prince noble ii of hatkhola royal family.
Born July 5th, 1901 in Bhagalpur.
Died November 28th, 1980 at 79 years old in Kolkata.
Franz Cumont
Belgian archaeologist, historian, philologist and epigrapher (1868–1947).
Born January 3rd, 1868 in Aalst.
Died August 20th, 1947 at 79 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.
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