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Dead at age 79
1,711 Notable deaths
Cecilio Báez
President of paraguay (1862-1941).
Born January 1st, 1862 in Asunción.
Died June 18th, 1941 at 79 years old in Asunción.
Indrek Toome
Estonian politician and businessman (1943–2023).
Born September 19th, 1943 in Tallinn.
Died February 28th, 2023 at 79 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Paul Zumthor
Swiss philologist.
Born August 5th, 1915 in Geneva. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1995 at 79 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Ivan Kušan
Croatian writer (1933-2012).
Born August 30th, 1933 in Sarajevo.
Died November 20th, 2012 at 79 years old in Zagreb (stroke).
Waldemar Lindgren
American geologist (1860-1939).
Born February 14th, 1860 in Sweden, Kalmar.
Died November 3rd, 1939 at 79 years old in Boston.
Ivan Schmalhausen
Russian zoologist.
Born April 23rd, 1884 in Kyiv.
Died October 7th, 1963 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Piero Regnoli
Italian screenwriter.
Born June 19th, 1921 in Rome. [ref]
Died April 27th, 2001 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Alexej Čepička
Czechoslovak minister of national defence, minister of justice of the csr, czechoslovak politician and army general (1910-1990).
Born October 18th, 1910 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1990 at 79 years old in Dobříš. [ref]
Max Halbe
German dramatist (1865-1944).
Born October 4th, 1865 in Gdańsk.
Died November 30th, 1944 at 79 years old in Neuötting.
Julius Paulsen
Danish painter (1860-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1860 in Odense.
Died February 17th, 1940 at 79 years old in Copenhagen.
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