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Dead at age 79
1,556 Notable deaths
Erkki Aaltonen
Finnish composer.
Born August 17th, 1910 in Hämeenlinna.
Died March 8th, 1990 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Justinus Darmojuwono
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 2nd, 1914 in Indonesia.
Died February 3rd, 1994 at 79 years old in Semarang.
Henrique Oswald
Brazilian composer (1852–1931).
Born April 14th, 1852 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1931 at 79 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Heinz Drache
Actor.
Born February 9th, 1923 in Essen.
Died April 3rd, 2002 at 79 years old in Berlin (lung cancer).
Antônio Mariano de Oliveira
Brazilian writer.
Born April 28th, 1857 in Saquarema.
Died January 19th, 1937 at 79 years old in Niterói.
Arkady Migdal
Soviet physicist (1911-1991).
Born March 11th, 1911 in Lida.
Died February 9th, 1991 at 79 years old in Princeton.
Albert Hill
Athletics competitor.
Born March 24th, 1889 in Tooting.
Died January 8th, 1969 at 79 years old in London.
Francis Sejersted
Norwegian historian.
Born February 8th, 1936 in Aker. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2015 at 79 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]
Tomislav Crnković
Croatian footballer (1929-2009).
Born June 17th, 1929 in Kotor.
Died January 17th, 2009 at 79 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Rosa Mayreder
Austrian artist and writer (1858-1938).
Born November 30th, 1858 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1938 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon