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Dead at age 79
1,711 Notable deaths
George Walter
Prime minister of antigua and barbuda (1928-2008).
Born September 8th, 1928 in Saint John's.
Died March 4th, 2008 at 79 years old in Saint John's (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Norah Baring
English actress (1905-1985).
Born November 26th, 1905 in Newton Abbot.
Died February 8th, 1985 at 79 years old in Surrey.
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton
British politician (1867-1947).
Born September 1st, 1867 in Newton Solney.
Died June 2nd, 1947 at 79 years old in Melton Mowbray.
Willy den Ouden
Dutch swimmer (1918–1997).
Born January 1st, 1918 in Rotterdam.
Died December 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Rotterdam.
Constantin Angelescu
Romanian politician (1869-1948).
Born June 4th, 1869 in Craiova.
Died September 14th, 1948 at 79 years old in Bucharest.
Carl Barus
American physicist (1856-1935).
Born February 19th, 1856 in Cincinnati.
Died September 20th, 1935 at 79 years old in Providence.
Mykola Bazhan
Ukrainian writer, poet, highly decorated political and public figure (1904-1983).
Born October 9th, 1904 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died November 23rd, 1983 at 79 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Bob Veith
American racing driver (1926-2006).
Born November 1st, 1926 in Tulare.
Died March 29th, 2006 at 79 years old in Santa Rosa. [ref]
Ignotus
Hungarian writer.
Born November 2nd, 1869 in Pest.
Died August 3rd, 1949 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Earle Meadows
American athlete (1913-1992).
Born June 29th, 1913 in Corinth.
Died November 11th, 1992 at 79 years old in Fort Worth.
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