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Dead at age 79
2,194 Notable deaths
Antoine Kohn
Luxembourgish footballer (1933-2012).
Born November 1st, 1933 in Luxembourg.
Died November 24th, 2012 at 79 years old in Luxembourg.
Herbert Erhard
German footballer and manager (1930-2010).
Died July 3rd, 2010 at 79 years old in Fürth. [ref]
Guido Carli
Italian economist and politician (1914-1993).
Born March 28th, 1914 in Brescia.
Died April 23rd, 1993 at 79 years old in Rome.
Ernest Lavisse
French historian (1842-1922).
Born December 17th, 1842 in Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1922 at 79 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mike Davies
British tennis player (1936–2015).
Born January 9th, 1936 in Swansea.
Died November 2nd, 2015 at 79 years old in Sarasota (lung disease). [ref]
John Knittel
Swiss writer (1891-1970).
Born March 24th, 1891 in Hubballi.
Died April 26th, 1970 at 79 years old in Maienfeld.
Paul Lorenzen
German mathematician and philosopher (1915–1994).
Born March 24th, 1915 in Kiel.
Died October 1st, 1994 at 79 years old in Göttingen.
Marianne Fredriksson
Swedish writer and journalist (1927-2007).
Born March 28th, 1927 in Gothenburg.
Died February 11th, 2007 at 79 years old in Österskär (myocardial infarction).
Saint-Pol-Roux
French poet (1861–1940).
Born January 15th, 1861 in Marseille.
Died October 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Brest.
Aytaç Yalman
Turkish general and statesperson (1940–2020).
Born July 29th, 1940 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2020 at 79 years old in Istanbul (COVID-19). [ref]
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