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Dead at age 79
1,713 Notable deaths
Gustave Sandras
Gymnast (1872-1951).
Born February 24th, 1872 in Croix. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1951 at 79 years old in Flers-lez-Lille. [ref]
Vilnis Edvīns Bresis
Latvian politician (1938–2017).
Born January 30th, 1938 in Jelgava.
Died October 25th, 2017 at 79 years old in Latvia (pulmonary edema). [ref]
Ladislav Pešek
Czechoslovak actor (1906–1986).
Born October 4th, 1906 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1986 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]
Aloisia Kirschner
Austrian writer.
Born June 16th, 1854 in Prague.
Died February 10th, 1934 at 79 years old in Košátky Castle.
Petr Weigl
Czech director (1939-2018).
Born March 16th, 1939 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2018 at 79 years old [ref]
Anna Sipos
Hungarian table tennis player.
Born April 3rd, 1908 in Szeged. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1988 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Selmar Schonland
South african botanist (1860-1940).
Born August 15th, 1860 in Bad Frankenhausen.
Died April 22nd, 1940 at 79 years old in Makhanda.
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
Vietnamese cardinal (1898–1978).
Born December 11th, 1898 in Vietnam.
Died November 27th, 1978 at 79 years old in Hanoi.
Tamara Konstantinova
Russian aircraft pilot (1919–1999).
Born November 7th, 1919.
Died July 28th, 1999 at 79 years old in Voronezh.
Samuel Zauber
Romanian footballer (1907–1986).
Born January 9th, 1907 in Timișoara.
Died June 12th, 1986 at 79 years old in Jerusalem.
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