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Dead at age 79
2,203 Notable deaths
Aurelio Menegazzi
Italian cyclist (1900-1979).
Born November 15th, 1900 in Buttapietra. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1979 at 79 years old in Milan.
Giuseppe Bruno
Catholic cardinal (1875-1954).
Born June 30th, 1875 in Sezzadio.
Died November 10th, 1954 at 79 years old in Rome.
Rildo da Costa Menezes
Brazilian footballer (1942-2021).
Born January 23rd, 1942 in Recife.
Died May 16th, 2021 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Leo Losert
Austrian rower (1902-1982).
Born October 31st, 1902.
Died October 22nd, 1982 at 79 years old
Cesare Pinarello
Cyclist (1932-2012).
Born October 5th, 1932 in Treviso.
Died August 2nd, 2012 at 79 years old in Treviso. [ref]
Tore Eriksson
Olympic biathlete (1937-2017).
Born August 7th, 1937 in Transtrand.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 79 years old [ref]
Väinö Muinonen
Finnish distance runner (1898–1978).
Born December 30th, 1898 in Lappeenranta.
Died June 10th, 1978 at 79 years old in Imatra.
Ludvig Fischer
Swiss botanist (1828-1907).
Born January 31st, 1828 in Bern.
Died May 21st, 1907 at 79 years old in Bern.
Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu
Roman catholic archbishop of the roman catholic archdiocese of santiago de cuba (1932–2011).
Born February 23rd, 1932 in San Luis.
Died July 21st, 2011 at 79 years old in Miami.
Antal Szendey
Hungarian rower.
Born March 7th, 1915 in Pestszenterzsébet.
Died May 6th, 1994 at 79 years old in Budapest.
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