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Dead at age 79
1,711 Notable deaths
Ishii Kikujirō
Japanese politician (1866-1945).
Born April 24th, 1866 in Mobara. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1945 at 79 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
André Parrot
French archaeologist (1901-1980).
Born February 15th, 1901 in Désandans.
Died August 24th, 1980 at 79 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Necati Cumalı
Turkish novelist (1921–2001).
Born January 13th, 1921 in Florina.
Died January 10th, 2001 at 79 years old in Istanbul (liver cancer).
Theodore Lyman
American physicist (1874–1954).
Born November 23rd, 1874 in Boston.
Died October 11th, 1954 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Dušan Jurkovič
Slovak architect (1868-1947).
Born August 23rd, 1868 in Turá Lúka. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1947 at 79 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Sammy Baird
Scottish footballer and manager (1930-2010).
Died April 21st, 2010 at 79 years old in Bangor. [ref]
Bas van der Vlies
Dutch politician.
Born June 29th, 1942 in Sliedrecht.
Died November 7th, 2021 at 79 years old in Utrecht (cancer). [ref]
Viktor Zubkov
Russian basketball player (1937–2016).
Born April 24th, 1937 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died October 16th, 2016 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Victorio Spinetto
Argentine football player and manager (1911-1990).
Born June 3rd, 1911 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 28th, 1990 at 79 years old
Milán Füst
Hungarian writer.
Born July 17th, 1888 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1967 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel