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Dead at age 79
2,203 Notable deaths
Gilbert Gray
American sailor (1902-1981).
Born June 1st, 1902 in Ruston.
Died July 27th, 1981 at 79 years old in New Orleans.
Willi Padge
German rower (1943–2023).
Born October 4th, 1943 in Mölln.
Died September 17th, 2023 at 79 years old in Höxter. [ref]
Jaime Pedro Gonçalves
Mozambican roman catholic archbishop (1936-2016).
Born November 26th, 1936 in Manica Province.
Died April 6th, 2016 at 79 years old in Beira. [ref]
Victor Carlund
Swedish footballer (1906-1985).
Born February 5th, 1906 in Gothenburg.
Died February 22nd, 1985 at 79 years old in Gothenburg.
Aleksandr Berkutov
Soviet rower (1933-2012).
Born May 21st, 1933 in Samara.
Died November 7th, 2012 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Tommaso Pio Boggiani
Catholic cardinal (1863–1942).
Born January 19th, 1863 in Bosco Marengo.
Died February 26th, 1942 at 79 years old in Rome.
Nikolai Korzhenevskiy
Russian geographer (1879–1958).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Vitebsk.
Died October 31st, 1958 at 79 years old in Tashkent.
István Palotás
Hungarian footballer.
Born March 5th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died October 1st, 1987 at 79 years old in Debrecen.
Max Prieto
Mexican footballer (1919-1998).
Born March 28th, 1919 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Guadalajara.
Niccolò Marini
Catholic cardinal (1843–1923).
Born August 20th, 1843 in Rome.
Died July 27th, 1923 at 79 years old in Rome.
Deaths 1971 to 1980 of 2203
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