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Dead at age 79
2,194 Notable deaths
Adrian Metcalfe
British sprinter (1942–2021).
Born March 2nd, 1942 in Bradford.
Died July 2nd, 2021 at 79 years old [ref]
Icchokas Meras
Lithuanian jewish writer (1932-2014).
Born October 8th, 1934 in Kelmė. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2014 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv.
Giorgio Sommer
German-italian photographer (1834-1914).
Born September 2nd, 1834 in Frankfurt. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1914 at 79 years old in Naples. [ref]
Friedrich Dickel
German politician (1913–1993).
Born December 9th, 1913 in Vohwinkel.
Died October 23rd, 1993 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Kōsaku Yamada
Japanese composer and conductor (1886–1965).
Born June 9th, 1886 in Tokyo City.
Died December 29th, 1965 at 79 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Waldemar Kraft
German politician (1898-1977).
Born February 19th, 1898 in Brzostów.
Died July 12th, 1977 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Yevfimiy Vasilyevich Putyatin
Russian admiral (1803-1883).
Born December 2nd, 1803 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 9th, 1883 at 79 years old in Paris.
Hamo Sahyan
Armenian poet and translator (1914–1993).
Born April 14th, 1914 in Lor.
Died July 16th, 1993 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Margitta Gummel
East german shot putter (1941-2021).
Born June 29th, 1941 in Magdeburg.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 79 years old in Wietmarschen. [ref]
William Pepperell Montague
American philosopher (1873-1953).
Born November 11th, 1873 in Chelsea.
Died August 1st, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.
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