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Dead at age 79
2,203 Notable deaths
Vincentas Sladkevičius
Catholic cardinal (1920–2000).
Born August 20th, 1920 in Žasliai.
Died May 28th, 2000 at 79 years old in Kaunas.
Leo Funtek
Slovenian-born violinist, conductor, arranger and professor (1885-1965).
Born August 21st, 1885 in Ljubljana.
Died January 13th, 1965 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Walter Frederick Gale
Australian astronomer and banker (1865-1945).
Born November 27th, 1865 in Paddington.
Died June 1st, 1945 at 79 years old in Waverley.
Hossein Sadaghiani
Iranian footballer (1903–1982).
Born January 1st, 1903 in Tabriz.
Died December 1st, 1982 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Alberto Herrera y Franchi
Cuban officer and politician (1874-1954).
Born September 1st, 1874 in San Antonio de las Vueltas.
Died March 18th, 1954 at 79 years old in Havana.
Luigi Amoroso
Italian mathematician and economist (1886-1965).
Born May 23rd, 1886 in Naples. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1965 at 79 years old in Rome.
Ubaldo Calabresi
Catholic bishop and nuncio.
Born January 2nd, 1925 in Sezze.
Died June 14th, 2004 at 79 years old in Rome (Parkinson's disease).
Albert Bogen
Austrian fencer (1882-1961).
Born April 8th, 1882 in Kikinda.
Died July 14th, 1961 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Henry Eriksson
Athletics competitor (1920–2000).
Born January 23rd, 1920 in Avesta.
Died January 8th, 2000 at 79 years old in Gävle.
Yuri Pshenichnikov
Soviet footballer (1940-2019).
Born June 2nd, 1940 in Tashkent.
Died December 20th, 2019 at 79 years old in Moscow.
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