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Dead at age 79
2,203 Notable deaths
Bill Thomson
Canadian ice hockey player (1914–1993).
Born March 23rd, 1914 in Troon.
Died August 6th, 1993 at 79 years old
Thomas Johnson
Cyclist (1886–1966).
Born December 30th, 1886 in Fulham. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1966 at 79 years old in London Borough of Bromley.
Gennady Garbuzov
Boxer.
Born September 11th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died October 21st, 2009 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Gustav Karsten
German mineralogist and physicist (1820-1900).
Born November 24th, 1820 in Berlin.
Died March 15th, 1900 at 79 years old in Kiel.
Hermann Zabel
German botanist and dendrologist (1832–1912).
Born September 22nd, 1832 in Katzow.
Died April 26th, 1912 at 79 years old in Gotha.
Augusto Silj
Catholic cardinal (1846–1926).
Born July 9th, 1846 in Ussita.
Died February 27th, 1926 at 79 years old in Rome.
Thorvald Strömberg
Olympic canoeist (1931–2010).
Born March 17th, 1931 in Kirkkonummi.
Died December 9th, 2010 at 79 years old in Ekenäs. [ref]
Walter Haummer
Austrian footballer (1928-2008).
Born November 22nd, 1928 in Austria.
Died October 5th, 2008 at 79 years old
Károly Kalchbrenner
Hungarian mycologist (1807-1886).
Born May 5th, 1807 in Pöttelsdorf.
Died June 5th, 1886 at 79 years old in Spišské Vlachy.
Léon Huybrechts
Olympic sailor (1876–1956).
Born December 11th, 1876 in Antwerp.
Died February 9th, 1956 at 79 years old
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