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Dead at age 79
1,711 Notable deaths
Colin Davis
British racecar driver.
Born July 29th, 1933 in Marylebone. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2012 at 79 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Yuri Shaporin
Soviet composer and conductor (1887–1966).
Born November 8th, 1887 in Hlukhiv.
Died December 9th, 1966 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Denis Neville
English footballer (1915-1995).
Born May 6th, 1915 in Northampton.
Died January 11th, 1995 at 79 years old in Rotterdam.
Victor Nurenberg
Luxembourgian association football player (1930–2010).
Born November 22nd, 1930 in Differdange.
Died April 22nd, 2010 at 79 years old in Nice. [ref]
Vladimir Dudintsev
Soviet writer.
Born July 29th, 1918 in Kupiansk.
Died July 23rd, 1998 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Andrzej Kondratiuk
Polish film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.
Born July 20th, 1936 in Pinsk.
Died June 22nd, 2016 at 79 years old in Warsaw.
Robert F. Hill
Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Born April 14th, 1886 in Port Rowan, Ontario. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1966 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Dagmar Schipanski
German politician (1943–2022).
Born September 3rd, 1943 in Sättelstädt.
Died September 7th, 2022 at 79 years old [ref]
Karl Hartl
Austrian film director (1899-1978).
Born May 10th, 1899 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1978 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Paul Scardon
Australian actor.
Born May 6th, 1874 in Melbourne.
Died January 17th, 1954 at 79 years old in Fontana (myocardial infarction).
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