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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Albert Hill
British athlete.
Born March 24th, 1889 in Tooting.
Died January 8th, 1969 at 79 years old in London.
Otis F. Glenn
American politician (1879–1959).
Born August 27th, 1879 in Mattoon.
Died March 11th, 1959 at 79 years old in Portage Point.
Samand Siabandov
Soviet politician and writer (1909-1989).
Born November 20th, 1909 in Kars Oblast.
Died November 14th, 1989 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino
Cardinal of the catholic church (1942–2021).
Born August 28th, 1942 in Caracas.
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Caracas (COVID-19). [ref]
Bengt Johansson
Swedish handball player and manager (1942-2022).
Born July 24th, 1942 in Halmstad parish.
Died May 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Söndrum. [ref]
Theo Heemskerk
Dutch politician (1852-1932).
Born July 20th, 1852 in Amsterdam.
Died June 12th, 1932 at 79 years old in Utrecht.
Roberto Anzolin
Italian footballer (1938–2017).
Born April 18th, 1938 in Valdagno.
Died October 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Valdagno. [ref]
Anna Kern
19th-century russian socialite and memoirist.
Born February 22nd, 1800 in Oryol.
Died June 8th, 1879 at 79 years old in Torzhok.
Gustave Bertrand
French military intelligence officer (1896–1976).
Born December 17th, 1896 in Nice.
Died May 23rd, 1976 at 79 years old in Toulon.
Jiří Sovák
Czech actor (1920–2000).
Born December 27th, 1920 in Prague.
Died September 6th, 2000 at 79 years old in Prague.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde