Dead at age 79

1,713 Notable deaths

Anna van der Vegt

Gymnast (1903-1983).

Born December 4th, 1903 in The Hague.

Died April 13th, 1983 at 79 years old in Rijswijk.

Givi Chikvanaia

Soviet water polo player (1939-2018).

Born May 29th, 1939 in Telavi.

Died August 2nd, 2018 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]

József Moravetz

Romanian footballer (1911-1990).

Born January 14th, 1911 in Austria–Hungary.

Died February 16th, 1990 at 79 years old

Marie-Eugène Debeney

French general (1864-1943).

Born May 5th, 1864 in Bourg-en-Bresse. [ref]

Died November 6th, 1943 at 79 years old in Bourg-en-Bresse.

Takashi Kano

Japanese association football player (1920–2000).

Born October 31st, 1920 in Tokyo.

Died June 4th, 2000 at 79 years old in Tokyo.

Willi Padge

German rower (1943–2023).

Born October 4th, 1943 in Mölln.

Died September 17th, 2023 at 79 years old in Höxter. [ref]

Jaime Pedro Gonçalves

Mozambican roman catholic archbishop (1936-2016).

Born November 26th, 1936 in Manica Province.

Died April 6th, 2016 at 79 years old in Beira. [ref]

Victor Carlund

Swedish footballer (1906-1985).

Born February 5th, 1906 in Gothenburg.

Died February 22nd, 1985 at 79 years old in Gothenburg.

Carlos Borja

Basketball player.

Born May 23rd, 1913 in Guadalajara.

Died November 25th, 1992 at 79 years old in Guadalajara.

Aleksandr Berkutov

Soviet rower (1933-2012).

Born May 21st, 1933 in Samara.

Died November 7th, 2012 at 79 years old in Moscow.

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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot