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Dead at age 79
1,713 Notable deaths
Ave Alavainu
Estonian poet and writer (1942-2022).
Born October 4th, 1942 in Tartu.
Died April 3rd, 2022 at 79 years old [ref]
Xhanfize Keko
Albanian film director and film editor (1928–2007).
Born January 27th, 1928 in Gjirokastër.
Died December 22nd, 2007 at 79 years old in Tirana.
Rita Sacchetto
German dancer and actress (1880–1959).
Born January 15th, 1880 in Munich.
Died January 18th, 1959 at 79 years old in Genoa.
Ethel Bellamy
English astronomical computer and seismologist.
Born November 17th, 1881 in Oxford.
Died December 7th, 1960 at 79 years old in Weymouth.
Perch Zeytuntsyan
Armenian writer.
Born July 18th, 1938 in Alexandria.
Died August 21st, 2017 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Jerzy Passendorfer
Polish film director (1923-2003).
Born April 8th, 1923 in Vilnius.
Died February 20th, 2003 at 79 years old in Warsaw.
Carl Patsch
Austrian slavist, archaeologist and historian (1865–1945).
Born September 14th, 1865 in Kovač.
Died February 21st, 1945 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Vytautas Briedis
Lithuanian rower.
Born August 27th, 1940 in Nausėdžiai.
Died September 22nd, 2019 at 79 years old in Vilnius. [ref]
Ujaku Akita
Author and esperantist (1883–1962).
Born January 30th, 1883 in Aomori Prefecture.
Died May 12th, 1962 at 79 years old in Nakamaruchō.
Francesco Paolo Frontini
Italian composer (1860-1939).
Born August 6th, 1860 in Catania.
Died August 26th, 1939 at 79 years old in Catania.
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