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Dead at age 79
2,211 Notable deaths
Robin Reed
Olympic wrestler (1899–1978).
Born October 20th, 1899 in Pettigrew.
Died December 20th, 1978 at 79 years old in Salem.
Harald Öhquist
Finnish general (1891-1971).
Born March 1st, 1891 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1971 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Klim Churyumov
Ukrainian astronomer and children's poet (1937–2016).
Born February 19th, 1937 in Mykolaiv.
Died October 14th, 2016 at 79 years old in Kharkiv (stroke). [ref]
Eugen Gerstenmaier
German politician (1906–1986).
Born August 25th, 1906 in Kirchheim unter Teck.
Died March 13th, 1986 at 79 years old in Remagen.
Don Dillaway
American actor (1903-1982).
Born March 17th, 1903 in New York City.
Died November 18th, 1982 at 79 years old in California (disease).
Doug Rogers
Canadian judoka (1941-2020).
Born January 26th, 1941 in Truro.
Died July 20th, 2020 at 79 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Bart McGhee
American soccer player (1899–1979).
Born April 30th, 1899 in Edinburgh.
Died January 26th, 1979 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
Yrjö Väisälä
Finnish astronomer and physicist.
Born September 6th, 1891 in Kontiolahti. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1971 at 79 years old in Rymättylä.
Louis Appia
Swiss-german surgeon, expert in military medicine, co-founder of the international committee of the red cross (icrc) (1818–1898).
Born October 13th, 1818 in Hanau.
Died March 1st, 1898 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Jules Goux
French racing driver (1885-1965).
Born April 6th, 1885 in Valentigney.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 79 years old in Mirmande.
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