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Dead at age 79
2,203 Notable deaths
Attiyat Al-Abnudi
Egyptian journalist, lawyer, actress, producer, and movie director.
Born October 26th, 1938 in El Senbellawein. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2018 at 79 years old in Giza (postoperative complications). [ref]
Maila Talvio
Finnish writer.
Born October 17th, 1871 in Hartola.
Died January 6th, 1951 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Walter von Loë
Prussian general (1828-1908).
Born September 9th, 1828 in Schloss Allner.
Died July 6th, 1908 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Umberto Mozzoni
Argentinian catholic cardinal (1904-1983).
Born June 29th, 1904 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 7th, 1983 at 79 years old in Rome.
Josef Maleček
Czechoslovak ice hockey player (1903–1982).
Born June 18th, 1903 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1982 at 79 years old in Bayport. [ref]
Gianfranco Lombardi
Italian basketball player and coach (1941–2021).
Born March 20th, 1941 in Livorno.
Died January 22nd, 2021 at 79 years old in Cocquio-Trevisago.
Josef Němec
Czech boxer (1933-2013).
Born September 25th, 1933 in České Budějovice.
Died September 10th, 2013 at 79 years old in České Budějovice.
Juan Manuel Eguiagaray
Spanish economist and politician.
Born December 25th, 1945 in Bilbao.
Died May 29th, 2025 at 79 years old [ref]
Alan Cameron
British classical scholar (1938–2017).
Born March 13th, 1938.
Died July 31st, 2017 at 79 years old in New York City.
Carl Benjamin Klunzinger
Württembergian physician for tropical diseases and zoologist (1834-1914).
Born November 18th, 1834 in Güglingen.
Died June 21st, 1914 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel