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Dead at age 79
2,211 Notable deaths
Tom Krause
Finnish operatic bass-baritone.
Born July 5th, 1934 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2013 at 79 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Heinrich Quincke
German physician (1842–1922).
Born August 26th, 1842 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died May 19th, 1922 at 79 years old in Frankfurt.
Michèle Arnaud
French singer (1919–1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Toulon.
Died March 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Maisons-Laffitte.
Jean Murat
French actor (1888–1968).
Born July 13th, 1888 in Périgueux.
Died January 5th, 1968 at 79 years old in Aix-en-Provence (myocardial infarction).
Nobuo Nakagawa
Japanese film director (1905-1984).
Born April 18th, 1905 in Kyoto.
Died June 17th, 1984 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
Ray Pointer
English footballer (1936-2016).
Born October 10th, 1936 in Cramlington.
Died January 26th, 2016 at 79 years old in Blackpool. [ref]
James Massey
American information theorist and cryptologist (1934-2013).
Born February 11th, 1934 in Wauseon.
Died June 16th, 2013 at 79 years old in Copenhagen (colorectal cancer).
Herbert Gustave Schmalz
English painter (1856–1935).
Born June 1st, 1856 in London. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1935 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
John Ziman
New zealand physicist (1925-2005).
Born May 16th, 1925 in Cambridge.
Died January 2nd, 2005 at 79 years old in Aylesbury.
Shirley Grey
Actress (1902-1981).
Born April 11th, 1902 in Naugatuck.
Died August 12th, 1981 at 79 years old in Jacksonville Beach.
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