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Dead at age 79
1,713 Notable deaths
Klaus Berger
German academic theologian (1940–2020).
Born November 25th, 1940 in Hildesheim.
Died June 8th, 2020 at 79 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Sloan Doak
American equestrian (1886-1965).
Born January 28th, 1886 in Taylor. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1965 at 79 years old in Baltimore County.
Knut Lindberg
Swedish athlete (1882-1961).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Gothenburg Municipality. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1961 at 79 years old in Vasa parish. [ref]
Ludwig Curtius
German classical archeologist (1874-1954).
Born December 13th, 1874 in Augsburg.
Died April 10th, 1954 at 79 years old in Rome.
Ernst von Wolzogen
German writer.
Born April 23rd, 1855 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died July 30th, 1934 at 79 years old in Egling.
Cas Janssens
Dutch footballer (1944–2024).
Born August 3rd, 1944 in Tilburg.
Died July 4th, 2024 at 79 years old in Nîmes. [ref]
Francis de Miomandre
French writer.
Born May 22nd, 1880 in Tours. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1959 at 79 years old in Saint-Brieuc. [ref]
Frank Henry
American equestrian (1909–1989).
Born December 15th, 1909 in Cambridge.
Died August 25th, 1989 at 79 years old in Chesterfield.
Anatoly Sofronov
Soviet author, poet and writer (1911-1990).
Born January 19th, 1911 in Minsk. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1990 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Parviz Jalayer
Weightlifter (1939-2019).
Born October 6th, 1939 in Tehran.
Died July 6th, 2019 at 79 years old [ref]
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