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Dead at age 79
2,203 Notable deaths
Adolphe Appian
French painter (1818–1898).
Born August 23rd, 1818 in Lyon. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1898 at 79 years old in 5th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Warren H. Wagner
American botanist (1920-2000).
Born August 29th, 1920 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 8th, 2000 at 79 years old
Charles Edward Hubbard
English botanist (1900-1980).
Born May 23rd, 1900 in Norfolk.
Died May 8th, 1980 at 79 years old
Mary Johnson
Swedish actress (1896-1975).
Born May 11th, 1896 in Eskilstuna.
Died May 15th, 1975 at 79 years old in Sweden.
Sten Bergman
Swedish biologist, zoologist and explorer.
Born October 20th, 1895 in Ransäter. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1975 at 79 years old in Rönninge.
Nicolae Linca
Boxer.
Born January 2nd, 1929 in Blaj.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 79 years old in Feisa (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Grigory Abramovich Shajn
Soviet astronomer (1892-1956).
Born April 11th, 1877 in Odesa.
Died August 4th, 1956 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Stepan Smal-Stotskyi
Ukrainian linguist and economist (1859-1938).
Born January 8th, 1859 in Nemyliv. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1938 at 79 years old in Prague.
Aristarkh Belopolsky
Russian astronomer (1854-1934).
Born July 13th, 1854 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1934 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Rudolf Haym
German philosopher (1821-1901).
Born October 5th, 1821 in Zielona Góra.
Died August 27th, 1901 at 79 years old in Sankt Anton am Arlberg.
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