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Dead at age 79
2,195 Notable deaths
Thomas Sterling
American politician (1851-1930).
Born February 21st, 1851 in Amanda. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1930 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
George Hillyard
British tennis player (1864-1943).
Born February 6th, 1864 in Hanwell.
Died March 24th, 1943 at 79 years old in Pulborough.
Reinout Willem van Bemmelen
Dutch geologist (1904-1983).
Born April 14th, 1904 in Jakarta, Batavia.
Died November 19th, 1983 at 79 years old in Oberdrauburg.
Matthijs Vermeulen
Dutch composer (1888–1967).
Born February 8th, 1888 in Helmond.
Died July 26th, 1967 at 79 years old in Laren.
Boris Strugatsky
Soviet and russian writer (1933–2012).
Born April 15th, 1933 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 19th, 2012 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia).
Vilho Väisälä
Finnish meteorologist (1889–1969).
Born September 28th, 1889 in Kontiolahti, Utra.
Died August 12th, 1969 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Paulina Irby
British travel writer and suffragist (1831–1911).
Born December 19th, 1831 in Morningthorpe.
Died September 15th, 1911 at 79 years old in Sarajevo.
Wu Ting-fang
Premier of the republic of china (1842-1922).
Born July 30th, 1842 in Straits Settlements.
Died June 23rd, 1922 at 79 years old in Guangzhou (pneumonia).
Héctor Pulido
Mexican footballer (1942–2022).
Born December 15th, 1942 in Numarán Municipality.
Died February 18th, 2022 at 79 years old [ref]
Benno Adam
German painter (1812-1892).
Born July 15th, 1812 in Munich.
Died March 9th, 1892 at 79 years old
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