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Dead at age 79
1,711 Notable deaths
Gusto Gräser
German artist and writer (1879-1958).
Born February 16th, 1879 in Brașov.
Died October 27th, 1958 at 79 years old in Munich.
Boris Ioganson
Russian artist (1893-1973).
Born July 25th, 1893 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1973 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Willi Multhaup
German football manager (1903-1982).
Born July 19th, 1903 in Essen.
Died December 18th, 1982 at 79 years old in Essen.
Olga Orozco
Argentine writer (1920-1999).
Born March 17th, 1920 in Toay. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1999 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Stig Claesson
Swedish artist and writer (1928-2008).
Born June 2nd, 1928 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2008 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Leonard Cockayne
New zealand botanist (1855-1934).
Born April 7th, 1855 in Norton Lees.
Died July 8th, 1934 at 79 years old in Wellington.
Carl A. Wirtanen
American astronomer (1910–1990).
Born November 11th, 1910 in Kenosha.
Died March 7th, 1990 at 79 years old in Santa Cruz.
Abraham Oyanedel
President of chile (1874-1954).
Born May 25th, 1874 in Copiapó.
Died January 28th, 1954 at 79 years old in Santiago.
Jella Lepman
German journalist, writer, library founder (1891-1970).
Born May 15th, 1891 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1970 at 79 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Hermann von Ihering
German-brazilian zoologist (1850-1930).
Born October 9th, 1850 in Kiel.
Died February 24th, 1930 at 79 years old in Giessen.
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