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Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
Allen Tate
American poet, essayist and social commentator.
Born November 19th, 1899 in Fairfax County, Winchester. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1979 at 79 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Arthur Fadden
Australian politician, 13th prime minister of australia (1894-1973).
Born April 13th, 1894 in Ingham.
Died April 21st, 1973 at 79 years old in Brisbane.
Stefan Wyszyński
Polish roman catholic cardinal (1901-1981).
Born August 3rd, 1901 in Zuzela. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1981 at 79 years old in Warsaw (stomach cancer). [ref]
Stuart Rosenberg
American film director.
Born August 11th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2007 at 79 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oskar Homolka
Austrian actor (1898–1978).
Born August 12th, 1898 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1978 at 79 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells (pneumonia). [ref]
Nándor Hidegkuti
Hungarian footballer (1922-2002).
Born March 3rd, 1922 in Budapest.
Died February 14th, 2002 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Kent Taylor
American actor.
Born May 11th, 1907 in Nashua.
Died April 11th, 1987 at 79 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Lawrence Weiner
American artist (1942–2021).
Born February 10th, 1942 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2021 at 79 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
German general.
Born January 24th, 1889 in Schleswig.
Died July 4th, 1968 at 79 years old in Kappeln (cancer).
Lasse Braun
Italian pornographic film director.
Born January 11th, 1936 in Algiers.
Died February 16th, 2015 at 79 years old in Rome (diabetes).
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