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Dead at age 79

2,210 Notable deaths

Dymphna Cusack

Australian author (1902-1981).

Born September 21st, 1902 in West Wyalong.

Died October 19th, 1981 at 79 years old (multiple sclerosis). [ref]

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).

Born July 6th, 1930 in Fürth.

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.

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