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Dead at age 79
1,768 Notable deaths
Karl Maria Wiligut
Ss general (1866-1946).
Born December 10th, 1866 in Vienna.
Died January 3rd, 1946 at 79 years old in Bad Arolsen.
Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Indian politician (1880–1959).
Born November 24th, 1880 in Gundugolanu.
Died December 17th, 1959 at 79 years old
Syed Putra of Perlis
3rd yang di-pertuan agong.
Born November 25th, 1920 in Arau.
Died April 16th, 2000 at 79 years old in National Heart Institute of Malaysia.
Martinus Wilhelm Beijerinck
Dutch microbiologist (1851–1931).
Born March 16th, 1851 in Amsterdam.
Died January 1st, 1931 at 79 years old in Gorssel.
Oswaldo Guayasamín
Ecuadorian painter.
Born July 6th, 1919 in Quito. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1999 at 79 years old in Spain (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mae Murray
Actress, dancer, film producer, screenwriter (1885–1965).
Born May 10th, 1885 in Portsmouth.
Died March 23rd, 1965 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (cardiovascular disease).
Aldo Sambrell
Spanish actor (1931–2010).
Born February 23rd, 1931 in Madrid.
Died July 10th, 2010 at 79 years old in Alicante (stroke). [ref]
Erich Bauer
Holocaust perpetrator (1900–1980).
Born March 26th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died February 4th, 1980 at 79 years old in Tegel.
Alexandre Yersin
Swiss-french physician and bacteriologist.
Born September 22nd, 1863 in Aubonne.
Died March 1st, 1943 at 79 years old in Nha Trang. [ref]
Dixy Lee Ray
Seventeenth governor of washington (1914-1994).
Born September 3rd, 1914 in Tacoma.
Died January 2nd, 1994 at 79 years old in Fox Island (infection).
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