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Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
Ossip Zadkine
French sculptor and painter of russian origin.
Born July 14th, 1888 in Vitebsk. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1967 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
Zhelyu Zhelev
President of bulgaria (1935-2015).
Born March 3rd, 1935 in Veselinovo.
Died January 30th, 2015 at 79 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Barbara Hammer
American filmmaker (1939-2019).
Born May 15th, 1939 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2019 at 79 years old in Manhattan (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Walter Franklin George
American politician (1878-1957).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Preston.
Died August 4th, 1957 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Elias Hrawi
10th president of lebanon (1926-2006).
Born September 4th, 1926 in Zahlé.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 79 years old in Beirut (cancer). [ref]
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Japanese manga artist.
Born June 10th, 1935 in Osaka. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2015 at 79 years old in Tokyo (lymphoma). [ref]
Hans Scharoun
German architect (1893-1972).
Born September 20th, 1893 in Bremen. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1972 at 79 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Ray Bryant
American pianist.
Born December 24th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died June 2nd, 2011 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Raoul Nordling
Nordling.
Born November 11th, 1882 in Paris.
Died October 1st, 1962 at 79 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Wilhelm Koppe
Ss and police leader (nazi germany); german general (1896-1975).
Born June 15th, 1896 in Hildesheim.
Died July 2nd, 1975 at 79 years old in Bonn.
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