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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Gunnar de Frumerie
Swedish composer (1908–1987).
Born July 20th, 1908 in Nacka församling.
Died September 9th, 1987 at 79 years old in Täby parish.
Max Fiedler
German conductor and composer (1859-1939).
Born December 31st, 1859 in Zittau.
Died December 1st, 1939 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Sergei Chetverikov
Russian scientist (1880–1959).
Died July 2nd, 1959 at 79 years old in Nizhny Novgorod.
Marya Zaturenska
Ukrainian-american poet (1902-1982).
Born September 12th, 1902 in Kyiv.
Died January 19th, 1982 at 79 years old in Shelburne Falls.
Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt
Austrian-born, norwegian chemist.
Born December 4th, 1857 in Prague.
Died September 20th, 1937 at 79 years old in Oslo.
Josef Silný
Czech footballer (1902–1981).
Born January 23rd, 1902 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1981 at 79 years old in Kroměříž. [ref]
Jonny Nilsson
Swedish ice speed skater (1943–2022).
Born February 9th, 1943 in Filipstad Municipality. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2022 at 79 years old [ref]
Teresa Feoderovna Ries
Russian-born austrian artist.
Born January 31st, 1877 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1956 at 79 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Edmond Frémy
French chemist (1814–1894).
Born February 22nd, 1814 in Versailles.
Died February 3rd, 1894 at 79 years old in Paris.
Robert Howe
Australian tennis player (1925-2004).
Born August 3rd, 1925 in Sydney.
Died November 30th, 2004 at 79 years old in Santa Ana. [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner