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Dead at age 79
2,194 Notable deaths
Jean-Paul Fitoussi
French economist (1942-2022).
Born August 19th, 1942 in La Goulette. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2022 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Miguel Abadía Méndez
President of colombia (1867-1947).
Born July 5th, 1867 in Coello.
Died May 9th, 1947 at 79 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Yevgeny Tarle
Soviet historian and academician of the russian academy of sciences (1874-1955).
Born November 8th, 1875 in Kyiv.
Died January 6th, 1955 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Rei Nikola Ivanov v
Bulgarian general (1861-1940).
Born March 14th, 1861 in Kalofer.
Died September 10th, 1940 at 79 years old in Sofia.
Thomas Gore Browne
British colonial administrator (1807-1887).
Born July 3rd, 1807 in Aylesbury.
Died April 17th, 1887 at 79 years old in London.
Lothar Mendes
German film director and screenwriter (1894-1974).
Born May 19th, 1894 in Berlin.
Died February 25th, 1974 at 79 years old in London (disease).
François Hennebique
French civil engineer (1842-1921).
Born April 26th, 1841 in Neuville-Saint-Vaast.
Died March 7th, 1921 at 79 years old in Paris.
Aysel Gürel
Turkish poet (1929–2008).
Born February 7th, 1929 in Denizli.
Died February 17th, 2008 at 79 years old in Istanbul (chronic bronchitis).
Howard Scott
American engineer (1890–1970).
Born April 1st, 1890 in Virginia.
Died January 1st, 1970 at 79 years old in Orlando.
John Brashear
American astronomer and instrument builder (1840–1920).
Born November 24th, 1840 in Brownsville.
Died April 8th, 1920 at 79 years old
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