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Dead at age 79
2,203 Notable deaths
Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières
French military engineer and general (1815–1895).
Died February 16th, 1895 at 79 years old in Paris.
Whitley Stokes
Irish celticist (1830-1909).
Born February 28th, 1830 in Dublin.
Died April 13th, 1909 at 79 years old in London.
Selmar Schonland
South african botanist (1860-1940).
Born August 15th, 1860 in Bad Frankenhausen.
Died April 22nd, 1940 at 79 years old in Makhanda.
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Như Khuê
Vietnamese cardinal (1898–1978).
Born December 11th, 1898 in Vietnam.
Died November 27th, 1978 at 79 years old in Hanoi.
Tamara Konstantinova
Russian aircraft pilot (1919–1999).
Born November 7th, 1919.
Died July 28th, 1999 at 79 years old in Voronezh.
Samuel Zauber
Romanian footballer (1907–1986).
Born January 9th, 1907 in Timișoara.
Died June 12th, 1986 at 79 years old in Jerusalem.
Mathilde Brundage
American actress (1859-1939).
Born September 22nd, 1859 in Louisville.
Died May 6th, 1939 at 79 years old in Long Beach.
Kirstine Meyer
Danish physicist (1861–1941).
Born October 12th, 1861 in Skærbæk.
Died September 28th, 1941 at 79 years old in Hellerup.
Pierre Flamion
French football player and manager (1924-2004).
Born December 13th, 1924 in Mohon.
Died January 3rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Dijon. [ref]
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