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Dead at age 79
1,711 Notable deaths
Georgy Adamovich
Poet, translator, literary critic (1892-1972).
Born April 19th, 1892 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1972 at 79 years old in Nice. [ref]
Tomislav Crnković
Croatian footballer (1929-2009).
Born June 17th, 1929 in Kotor.
Died January 17th, 2009 at 79 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Clarke Scholes
American swimmer (1930–2010).
Born November 25th, 1930 in Detroit.
Died February 5th, 2010 at 79 years old in Detroit. [ref]
Gianfranco Leoncini
Italian footballer (1939-2019).
Born September 25th, 1939 in Rome.
Died April 5th, 2019 at 79 years old in Chivasso (leukemia). [ref]
Marcia Harris
American actress (1880–1947).
Born February 14th, 1868 in Providence.
Died June 18th, 1947 at 79 years old in Northampton.
Ivan Michurin
Russian botanist (1855-1935).
Born October 27th, 1855 in Michurovka. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1935 at 79 years old in Michurinsk.
Eddie Locke
American musician (1930–2009).
Born February 8th, 1930 in Detroit.
Died September 7th, 2009 at 79 years old in Ramsey. [ref]
Richard Beer-Hofmann
Austrian writer (1866-1945).
Born July 11th, 1866 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1945 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Luigi Ferrero
Italian footballer (1904-1984).
Born December 26th, 1904 in Turin.
Died October 31st, 1984 at 79 years old in Turin.
Paul Quilès
French politician (1942–2021).
Born January 27th, 1942 in Sig.
Died September 24th, 2021 at 79 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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