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Dead at age 79
2,195 Notable deaths
Eitarō Ozawa
Japanese actor (1909-1988).
Born March 27th, 1909 in Tokyo.
Died April 23rd, 1988 at 79 years old in Zushi (lung cancer).
Joseph Chatt
British chemist (1914–1994).
Born November 6th, 1914 in Horden.
Died May 19th, 1994 at 79 years old in Hove.
Maurice Lehmann
French actor (1895-1974).
Born May 14th, 1895 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 17th, 1974 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Ernst Fuchs
Austrian ophthalmologist (1851–1930).
Born June 14th, 1851 in Kritzendorf.
Died November 21st, 1930 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Erkki Aaltonen
Finnish composer (1910–1990).
Born August 17th, 1910 in Hämeenlinna.
Died March 8th, 1990 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Mikhail Stepanovich Shumilov
Soviet general, hero of the soviet union (1895-1975).
Born November 17th, 1895 in Verkhnyaya Techa.
Died June 28th, 1975 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Philip Watts
British naval architect (1846-1926).
Born May 30th, 1846 in Deptford.
Died March 15th, 1926 at 79 years old in London.
Christian d'Oriola
French fencer (1928-2007).
Born October 3rd, 1928 in Perpignan.
Died October 29th, 2007 at 79 years old in Nîmes. [ref]
Valerio Valeri
Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1883–1963).
Born November 7th, 1883 in Santa Fiora.
Died July 22nd, 1963 at 79 years old in Rome.
Owen Willans Richardson
British physicist (1879-1959).
Born April 26th, 1879 in Dewsbury.
Died February 15th, 1959 at 79 years old in Alton.
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)