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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Jesse Hibbs
American football player and film director (1906-1985).
Born January 11th, 1906 in Normal.
Died February 4th, 1985 at 79 years old in Ojai (Alzheimer's disease).
Sven Davidson
Swedish tennis player (1928–2008).
Born July 13th, 1928 in Borås.
Died May 28th, 2008 at 79 years old in Arcadia. [ref]
Arlene Harris
Canadian-born american radio, film, and television actress (1896-1976).
Born July 7th, 1896 in Toronto.
Died June 12th, 1976 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Leo Horn
Dutch football referee (1916–1995).
Born August 29th, 1916 in Sittard.
Died September 16th, 1995 at 79 years old in Amstelveen.
Frank Baumholtz
American baseball player.
Born October 7th, 1918 in Midvale. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1997 at 79 years old in Winter Springs.
William Henry Preece
British scientist (1834–1913).
Born February 15th, 1834.
Died November 6th, 1913 at 79 years old in Penrhos.
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Colombian politician (1805–1885); president of colombia from 1857 to 1861.
Born November 12th, 1805 in Guasca.
Died January 11th, 1885 at 79 years old in Cali.
Jean Delay
French psychiatrist (1907-1987).
Born November 14th, 1907 in Bayonne.
Died May 29th, 1987 at 79 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Hans Apel
German politician (spd) (1932-2011).
Born February 25th, 1932 in Hamburg.
Died September 6th, 2011 at 79 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
Zohar Manna
American-israeli computer scientist.
Born January 17th, 1939 in Haifa.
Died August 30th, 2018 at 79 years old in Netanya. [ref]
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