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Dead at age 79
2,203 Notable deaths
Richard Stanton
Actor, film director (1876-1956).
Born October 8th, 1876 in Iowa.
Died May 22nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Bob McMillen
Athletics competitor (1928-2007).
Born March 5th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died April 1st, 2007 at 79 years old
Dmitry Anuchin
Russian anthropologist, ethnographist, archaeologist, geographer (1843-1923).
Born September 8th, 1843 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 4th, 1923 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Louis Versyp
Belgian association football player (1908-1988).
Born December 5th, 1908 in Bruges.
Died June 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Belgium.
José Sebastião de Almeida Neto
Catholic cardinal (1841−1920).
Born February 8th, 1841 in Lagos. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1920 at 79 years old in A Ramallosa.
Romeu Tuma
Brazilian politician (1931-2010).
Born October 4th, 1931 in São Paulo.
Died October 26th, 2010 at 79 years old in São Paulo (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Michihiko Kano
Japanese politician.
Born January 24th, 1942 in Yamagata.
Died October 21st, 2021 at 79 years old in Yamagata.
Renée Carl
Actress (1875-1954).
Born June 10th, 1875 in Fontenay-le-Comte.
Died July 31st, 1954 at 79 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Alessandro d'Ancona
Italian writer (1835-1914).
Born February 20th, 1835 in Pisa.
Died November 9th, 1914 at 79 years old in Florence.
Julian Alfred Steyermark
American botanist (1909-1988).
Born January 27th, 1909 in St. Louis.
Died October 15th, 1988 at 79 years old in St. Louis.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou