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Dead at age 79
1,713 Notable deaths
Tommaso Pio Boggiani
Catholic cardinal (1863–1942).
Born January 19th, 1863 in Bosco Marengo.
Died February 26th, 1942 at 79 years old in Rome.
Nikolai Korzhenevskiy
Russian geographer (1879–1958).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Vitebsk.
Died October 31st, 1958 at 79 years old in Tashkent.
István Palotás
Hungarian footballer.
Born March 5th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died October 1st, 1987 at 79 years old in Debrecen.
Enyu Todorov
Olympic wrestler (1943–2022).
Born February 22nd, 1943 in Aprilovo.
Died May 26th, 2022 at 79 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Félix Balyu
Belgian footballer (1891-1971).
Born August 5th, 1891 in Bruges.
Died January 15th, 1971 at 79 years old
Alfredo Pacini
Catholic cardinal (1888-1967).
Born February 10th, 1888 in Capannori.
Died December 23rd, 1967 at 79 years old in Rome.
Helmut Stein
German footballer.
Born November 9th, 1942 in Aschersleben.
Died September 3rd, 2022 at 79 years old in Erfurt.
Alioune Badara Bèye
Senegalese writer.
Born September 28th, 1945 in Saint-Louis.
Died December 1st, 2024 at 79 years old in Dakar. [ref]
Rauno Mäkinen
Finnish olympic wrestler (1931–2010).
Born January 22nd, 1931 in Pori.
Died September 9th, 2010 at 79 years old in Vaajakoski. [ref]
Lis Jacobsen
Danish philologist, archaeologist and writer (1882-1961).
Born January 29th, 1882 in Copenhagen.
Died June 18th, 1961 at 79 years old in Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen.
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