Dead at age 79
1,710 Notable deaths
Erik Charell
Actor.
Born April 9th, 1895 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1974 at 79 years old in Munich. [ref]
Alice Tegnér
Swedish music teacher and children's songs composer.
Born March 12th, 1864 in Karlshamn church parish. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1943 at 79 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Willem Hendrik Keesom
Dutch physicist.
Born June 21st, 1876 in Texel. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1956 at 79 years old in Leiden.
Ion Nunweiller
Romanian footballer (1936-2015).
Born January 9th, 1936 in Piatra Neamț.
Died February 3rd, 2015 at 79 years old in Pitești (cerebral hemorrhage).
Otto Lederer
Actor (1886-1965).
Born April 17th, 1886 in Prague.
Died September 3rd, 1965 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Gino Bechi
Italian opera singer (1913–1993).
Born October 16th, 1913 in Florence.
Died February 2nd, 1993 at 79 years old in Florence.
Friedrich Christian Delius
German writer (1943-2022).
Born February 13th, 1943 in Rome.
Died May 30th, 2022 at 79 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Anton Dolin
Ballet dancer and choreographer (1904-1983).
Born July 27th, 1904 in Slinfold.
Died November 25th, 1983 at 79 years old in Paris.
Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1871–1951).
Born October 1st, 1871 in Rome.
Died January 13th, 1951 at 79 years old in Rome (thrombosis).
Gerhard Roth
Austrian writer and screenwriter.
Died February 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Graz. [ref]
Deaths 1081 to 1090 of 1710
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