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Dead at age 79
1,713 Notable deaths
Noëlle Roger
Swiss journalist and writer (1874-1953).
Born September 25th, 1874 in Geneva.
Died October 14th, 1953 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Humbert Lundén
Sailor (1882–1961).
Born January 7th, 1882 in Göteborgs Kristine församling.
Died February 5th, 1961 at 79 years old in Essinge church parish.
Helge Halkjær
Danish rower (1916–1996).
Born December 20th, 1916 in Thorning.
Died February 14th, 1996 at 79 years old in Kolding.
Luis Guillermo Eichhorn
Argentinian priest.
Born June 26th, 1942 in Gilbert, Entre Ríos.
Died May 25th, 2022 at 79 years old in Gualeguaychú.
Vidin Apostolov
Bulgarian footballer (1941-2020).
Born October 17th, 1941 in Novi Iskar.
Died November 13th, 2020 at 79 years old in Plovdiv. [ref]
Aadu Hint
Estonian writer (1910-1989).
Born January 10th, 1910 in Muhu.
Died October 26th, 1989 at 79 years old in Tallinn.
Denis Daly
Polo player.
Born September 5th, 1862 in Athenry.
Died April 16th, 1942 at 79 years old in Chipping Norton.
William Franklin Wight
American botanist (1874-1954).
Born June 8th, 1874 in Allegan.
Died February 2nd, 1954 at 79 years old
Tatyana Pavlovna Ehrenfest
Dutch mathematician (1905-1984).
Born October 28th, 1905 in Vienna.
Died November 29th, 1984 at 79 years old in Dordrecht.
Jakob von Ghazir
Lebanese catholic priest (1875-1954).
Born February 1st, 1875 in Ghazir.
Died June 26th, 1954 at 79 years old in Beirut (leukemia).
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