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Dead at age 79
2,195 Notable deaths
Katō Hiroyuki
Japanese political scientist and bureaucrat (1836–1916).
Born August 5th, 1836 in Izushi.
Died February 9th, 1916 at 79 years old in Tokyo Prefecture.
Waldemar Lindgren
American geologist (1860-1939).
Born February 14th, 1860 in Sweden, Kalmar.
Died November 3rd, 1939 at 79 years old in Boston.
Jakob Heine
German orthopaedist (1800–1879).
Born April 16th, 1800 in Lauterbach.
Died November 12th, 1879 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
Ivan Schmalhausen
Russian zoologist (1884–1963).
Born April 23rd, 1884 in Kyiv.
Died October 7th, 1963 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Piero Regnoli
Italian screenwriter, director, film producer, and actor (1921–2001).
Died April 27th, 2001 at 79 years old in Rome.
Alexej Čepička
Czechoslovak minister of national defence, minister of justice of the csr, czechoslovak politician and army general (1910-1990).
Born October 18th, 1910 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1990 at 79 years old in Dobříš. [ref]
Max Halbe
German dramatist (1865-1944).
Born October 4th, 1865 in Gdańsk.
Died November 30th, 1944 at 79 years old in Neuötting.
Julius Paulsen
Danish painter (1860-1940).
Born October 22nd, 1860 in Odense.
Died February 17th, 1940 at 79 years old in Copenhagen.
Johanna Elberskirchen
German writer (1864-1943).
Born April 11th, 1864 in Bonn.
Died May 17th, 1943 at 79 years old in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar
Turkish journalist and statesperson (1864–1944).
Born August 17th, 1864 in Istanbul.
Died March 8th, 1944 at 79 years old in Heybeliada.
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