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Dead at age 79
1,713 Notable deaths
Kirstine Meyer
Danish physicist (1861–1941).
Born October 12th, 1861 in Skærbæk.
Died September 28th, 1941 at 79 years old in Hellerup.
Pierre Flamion
French football player and manager (1924-2004).
Born December 13th, 1924 in Mohon.
Died January 3rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Dijon. [ref]
Santos Juliá
Spanish historian.
Born September 16th, 1940 in Ferrol. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (cancer). [ref]
Esko Seppänen
Finnish journalist and politician.
Born February 15th, 1946 in Oulu. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2025 at 79 years old in Meilahti Triangle Hospital. [ref]
Jopie Selbach
Swimmer.
Born July 27th, 1918 in Haarlem.
Died April 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Zoetermeer.
Yoshinobu Ishii
Japanese association football player.
Born March 13th, 1939 in Fukuyama.
Died April 26th, 2018 at 79 years old in Japan. [ref]
Zdeněk Kopal
Czech astronomer.
Born April 4th, 1914 in Litomyšl. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1993 at 79 years old in Wilmslow. [ref]
Ahmad Alaskarov
Azerbaijani footballer (1935-2015).
Born October 5th, 1935 in Baku.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 79 years old in Odesa.
Mahmud Taymur
Egyptian writer.
Born June 16th, 1894 in Cairo. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1973 at 79 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Sima Milovanov
Serbian footballer and manager.
Born April 10th, 1923 in Bečej.
Died November 16th, 2002 at 79 years old
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