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Dead at age 79
1,711 Notable deaths
Georgi Popov
Bulgarian footballer (1944–2024).
Born July 14th, 1944 in Plovdiv.
Died March 9th, 2024 at 79 years old in Plovdiv. [ref]
Jan Olsson
Swedish association football player and manager (1944–2023).
Born March 18th, 1944 in Kungshamn.
Died May 17th, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]
James McCrae
Scottish footballer and manager (1894-1974).
Born October 2nd, 1894 in Bridge of Weir.
Died September 3rd, 1974 at 79 years old in Paisley.
Alfred Znamierowski
Polish vexollologist.
Born June 21st, 1940 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Paul Carpenter Standley
American botanist (1884-1963).
Born March 21st, 1884 in Avalon.
Died June 2nd, 1963 at 79 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Sabin Carr
Athletics competitor.
Born September 4th, 1904 in Dubuque.
Died September 12th, 1983 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara.
Piet Fransen
Dutch football player (1936-2015).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Groningen.
Died August 2nd, 2015 at 79 years old in Groningen. [ref]
Silviu Bindea
Romanian footballer (1912-1992).
Born October 24th, 1912 in Blaj.
Died March 6th, 1992 at 79 years old in Blaj.
Valerio Zanone
Member of the italian chamber of deputies (1936-2016).
Born January 22nd, 1936 in Turin.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Rui Campos
Brazilian footballer (1922–2002).
Born February 2nd, 1922 in São Paulo.
Died January 2nd, 2002 at 79 years old in São Paulo.
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