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Dead at age 79
2,203 Notable deaths
Alma del Banco
German painter (1862-1943).
Born December 24th, 1863 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1943 at 79 years old in Hamburg.
Léopold Flameng
Engraver (1831-1911).
Born November 22nd, 1831 in Brussels. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1911 at 79 years old in Courgent. [ref]
Lars Roar Langslet
Norwegian politician (1936-2016).
Born March 5th, 1936 in Nesbyen.
Died January 18th, 2016 at 79 years old [ref]
Sergey Balasanian
Soviet composer (1902–1982).
Born August 26th, 1902 in Ashgabat.
Died June 3rd, 1982 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Francisco Calvet
Spanish footballer (1921–2001).
Born September 29th, 1922 in Sant Joan Despí.
Died November 30th, 2001 at 79 years old in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
José Luis Mollaghan
Argentinian archbishop (1946–2025).
Born May 2nd, 1946 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 7th, 2025 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Amé Pictet
Swiss chemist (1857-1937).
Born July 12th, 1857 in Geneva.
Died March 11th, 1937 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Antonio del Amo
Spanish screenwriter and film director (1911–1991).
Born September 9th, 1911 in Valdelaguna.
Died June 19th, 1991 at 79 years old in Madrid (traffic collision).
John Garrison
American ice hockey player (1909-1988).
Born February 13th, 1909 in West Newton.
Died May 13th, 1988 at 79 years old in Lincoln.
Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe
English entomologist (1813–1893).
Born September 1st, 1813 in Penzance.
Died June 20th, 1893 at 79 years old in Brighton.
Deaths 1881 to 1890 of 2203
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