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Dead at age 79
2,194 Notable deaths
Ottaviano Del Turco
Italian politician (1944–2024).
Born November 7th, 1944 in Collelongo.
Died August 22nd, 2024 at 79 years old in Collelongo. [ref]
Ludwig Dettmann
German painter (1865-1944).
Born July 25th, 1865 in Adelby.
Died November 19th, 1944 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Paul Polansky
American author and romani rights activist (1942–2021).
Born February 1st, 1942 in Mason City.
Died March 26th, 2021 at 79 years old [ref]
Alexander Abusch
German journalist, writer, politician (sed), mdv (1902–1982).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Kraków.
Died January 27th, 1982 at 79 years old in East Berlin.
Anna Hoffman-Uddgren
Swedish actress and director.
Born February 23rd, 1868 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1947 at 79 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]
Yoseph Imry
Israeli physicist (1939-2018).
Born February 23rd, 1939 in Tel Aviv.
Died May 29th, 2018 at 79 years old in Israel. [ref]
Reijo Taipale
Finnish pop and tango singer (1940–2019).
Born March 9th, 1940 in Miehikkälä. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2019 at 79 years old in Helsinki (disease). [ref]
Kitty Courbois
Dutch actress (1937-2017).
Born July 13th, 1937 in Nijmegen. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2017 at 79 years old in Amsterdam (intracranial hemorrhage). [ref]
Krsto Papić
Croatian film director (1933–2013).
Born December 7th, 1933 in Vučji Do.
Died February 7th, 2013 at 79 years old in Zagreb (stomach cancer). [ref]
François Victor Alphonse Aulard
First professional french historian of the french revolution and of napoleon (1849–1928).
Born July 19th, 1849 in Montbron.
Died October 23rd, 1928 at 79 years old in place de l'École.
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