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Dead at age 79
1,710 Notable deaths
Najma Chowdhury
Bangladeshi academic.
Born February 26th, 1942 in Sylhet.
Died August 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dhaka (COVID-19).
Edward L. G. Bowell
American astronomer (1943–2023).
Born November 26th, 1943 in London. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]
Wilhelm Wirtinger
Austrian mathematician.
Born July 15th, 1865 in Ybbs an der Donau.
Died January 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Ybbs an der Donau. [ref]
Arkady Migdal
Soviet physicist (1911-1991).
Born March 11th, 1911 in Lida.
Died February 9th, 1991 at 79 years old in Princeton.
Adrian Metcalfe
British sprinter (1942–2021).
Born March 2nd, 1942 in Bradford.
Died July 2nd, 2021 at 79 years old [ref]
Friedrich Dickel
German politician (1913–1993).
Born December 9th, 1913 in Vohwinkel.
Died October 23rd, 1993 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Kōsaku Yamada
Japanese composer and conductor.
Born June 9th, 1886 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1965 at 79 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Waldemar Kraft
German politician (1898-1977).
Born February 19th, 1898 in Brzostów.
Died July 12th, 1977 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Hamo Sahyan
Armenian poet and translator.
Born April 14th, 1914 in Lor.
Died July 17th, 1993 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
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