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Dead at age 79
2,203 Notable deaths
Albert Réville
French theologian (1826–1906).
Born November 3rd, 1826 in Dieppe. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1906 at 79 years old in Paris.
Paul Laband
German legal historian (1838–1918).
Died March 23rd, 1918 at 79 years old in Strasbourg.
Fernand Boone
Belgian footballer (1934–2013).
Born August 1st, 1934 in Bruges.
Died September 11th, 2013 at 79 years old in Ghent.
Charles Lomberg
Swedish decathlete (1886-1966).
Born December 4th, 1886 in Gothenburg.
Died March 6th, 1966 at 79 years old in Gothenburg.
Peter Zurbriggen
Catholic archbishop and diplomat from switzerland (1943–2022).
Born August 27th, 1943 in Brig.
Died August 28th, 2022 at 79 years old in Brig.
Adolf Friedrich Stenzler
German indologist (1807-1887).
Born July 9th, 1807 in Wolgast.
Died February 27th, 1887 at 79 years old in Wrocław.
Søren Jaabæk
Norwegian politician (1814–1894).
Born April 1st, 1814 in Holum Municipality.
Died January 7th, 1894 at 79 years old in Holum Municipality.
Maria Vicol
Romanian fencer (1935–2015).
Born October 17th, 1935 in Bucharest.
Died March 13th, 2015 at 79 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Semyon Ignatyev
Soviet politician (1904-1983).
Born September 14th, 1904 in Karlivka.
Died November 27th, 1983 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Erik Almlöf
Swedish triple jumper (1891-1971).
Born December 20th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died January 18th, 1971 at 79 years old in Jenkintown.
Deaths 1951 to 1960 of 2203
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