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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Hjördis Petterson
Swedish actress (1908–1988).
Born October 17th, 1908 in Visby. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Bogoslav Šulek
Croatian linguist (1816–1895).
Born April 20th, 1816 in Sobotište.
Died November 30th, 1895 at 79 years old in Zagreb.
Wilhelm Taubert
German pianist, composer and conductor (1811-1891).
Born March 23rd, 1811 in Berlin.
Died January 7th, 1891 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Jules Ajodhia
Surinamese politician (1945–2024).
Born January 27th, 1945 in Wanica District.
Died March 29th, 2024 at 79 years old in Paramaribo. [ref]
Derenik Demirchian
Armenian writer (1877–1956).
Born January 17th, 1877 in Akhalkalaki.
Died December 6th, 1956 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Wenceslao Fernández Flórez
Spanish writer (1885-1964).
Born February 11th, 1885 in A Coruña.
Died April 29th, 1964 at 79 years old in Madrid.
Viktor Zhirmunsky
Russian literary historian, linguist (1891-1971).
Born August 2nd, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 31st, 1971 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Thierry Bianquis
French orientalist and arabist (1935–2014).
Born August 3rd, 1935 in Brummana.
Died September 2nd, 2014 at 79 years old in 7th arrondissement of Lyon.
Winston Cenac
Saint lucian politician (1925–2004).
Born September 14th, 1925 in Soufrière.
Died September 22nd, 2004 at 79 years old in Castries.
Evelyn Selbie
American actress (1871-1950).
Born July 6th, 1871 in Louisville.
Died December 7th, 1950 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (heart disease).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel