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Dead at age 79
2,194 Notable deaths
Charles Forbes
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1880-1960).
Born November 22nd, 1880 in British Ceylon.
Died August 28th, 1960 at 79 years old in Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital.
Sig Arno
German-born stage and film actor.
Born December 25th, 1895 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1975 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Herbert Greenfield
Canadian politician (1869-1949).
Born November 25th, 1869 in Winchester.
Died August 23rd, 1949 at 79 years old in Calgary.
Conrad of Parzham
German franciscan lay brother (1814–1894).
Born December 22nd, 1814 in Bad Griesbach im Rottal.
Died April 21st, 1894 at 79 years old in Altötting.
Roger Q. Mills
Confederate army officer and politician (1832-1911).
Born March 30th, 1832 in Todd County.
Died September 2nd, 1911 at 79 years old in Corsicana.
John Craven
American actor (1916-1995).
Born June 22nd, 1916 in New York City.
Died November 24th, 1995 at 79 years old
Raymond Boudon
French sociologist (1934–2013).
Born January 27th, 1934 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 10th, 2013 at 79 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Àngel Guimerà
Spanish catalan author.
Born May 6th, 1845 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1924 at 79 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Khosrow Sinai
Iranian film director, screenwriter, and composer (1941–2020).
Born January 19th, 1941 in Sari.
Died August 1st, 2020 at 79 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Louis Paulhan
French aviator (1883–1963).
Born July 19th, 1883 in Pézenas. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1963 at 79 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
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