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Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922-2001).
Born June 29th, 1922 in Newton. [ref]
Died November 21st, 2001 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Max Warburg
German banker (1867-1946).
Born June 5th, 1867 in Hamburg.
Died December 26th, 1946 at 79 years old in New York City.
Leyla Gencer
Turkish soprano.
Born October 10th, 1928 in Istanbul.
Died May 10th, 2008 at 79 years old in Milan (disease). [ref]
Alfred Ploetz
German physician.
Born August 22nd, 1860 in Świnoujście.
Died March 20th, 1940 at 79 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
Owen Willans Richardson
British physicist (1879-1959).
Born April 26th, 1879 in Dewsbury.
Died February 15th, 1959 at 79 years old in Alton.
Ahmad Qavam
Prime minister of iran (1876-1955).
Born January 2nd, 1876 in Gilan Province.
Died July 23rd, 1955 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Bill Watrous
American trombonist.
Born June 8th, 1939 in Middletown.
Died July 3rd, 2018 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ottó Bláthy
Hungarian mechanical engineer.
Born August 11th, 1860 in Tata.
Died September 26th, 1939 at 79 years old in Budapest.
E. Phillips Oppenheim
English novelist.
Born October 22nd, 1866 in London. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1946 at 79 years old in Saint Peter Port. [ref]
Fatma Girik
Turkish actress and politician.
Born December 12th, 1942 in Istanbul.
Died January 24th, 2022 at 79 years old in Istanbul (COVID-19).
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