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Dead at age 79
2,194 Notable deaths
Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1871–1951).
Born October 1st, 1871 in Rome.
Died January 13th, 1951 at 79 years old in Rome (thrombosis).
Gerhard Roth
Austrian writer and screenwriter (1942-2022).
Died February 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Graz. [ref]
Najma Chowdhury
Bangladeshi academic.
Born February 26th, 1942 in Sylhet.
Died August 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dhaka (COVID-19).
Vadim Mulerman
Soviet singer (1938-2018).
Born August 18th, 1938 in Kharkiv.
Died May 2nd, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City (cancer).
Edward L. G. Bowell
American astronomer (1943–2023).
Born November 26th, 1943 in London. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]
Wilhelm Wirtinger
Austrian mathematician (1865–1945).
Born July 15th, 1865 in Ybbs an der Donau.
Died January 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Ybbs an der Donau. [ref]
Arkady Migdal
Soviet physicist (1911-1991).
Born March 11th, 1911 in Lida.
Died February 9th, 1991 at 79 years old in Princeton.
Nikolai Sudzilovsky
Russian and hawaiian politician (1850–1930).
Born December 15th, 1850 in Mogilev. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1930 at 79 years old in Chongqing.
Michel Raynaud
French mathematician (1938–2018).
Born June 16th, 1938 in Riom. [ref]
Died March 10th, 2018 at 79 years old in Rueil-Malmaison. [ref]
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