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Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
Jessie Redmon Fauset
American novelist.
Born April 27th, 1882 in Camden County. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1961 at 79 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Max Black
British-american philosopher.
Born February 24th, 1909 in Baku. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Ithaca. [ref]
Elsa Beskow
Swedish artist (1874-1953).
Born February 11th, 1874 in Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1953 at 79 years old in Danderyd parish (cancer). [ref]
Charles Robert Ashbee
English (jewelry) designer and entrepreneur (1863-1942).
Born May 17th, 1863 in London, Isleworth. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1942 at 79 years old in Sevenoaks. [ref]
Yvette Guilbert
French cabaret singer.
Born January 20th, 1865 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1944 at 79 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Fahrudin Jusufi
Serbian footballer (1939-2019).
Born December 8th, 1939.
Died August 9th, 2019 at 79 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Hubert Pierlot
Belgian politician and 32nd prime minister of belgium, serving between 1939 and 1945.
Born December 23rd, 1883 in Bertrix.
Died December 13th, 1963 at 79 years old in Uccle.
Franz Oppenheimer
German-jewish physician, sociologist and political economist (1864-1943).
Born March 30th, 1864 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1943 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Luis E. Miramontes
Mexican chemist.
Born March 16th, 1925 in Tepic, Nayarit.
Died September 13th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Louie B. Nunn
Kentucky governor (1924-2004).
Born March 8th, 1924 in Barren County.
Died January 29th, 2004 at 79 years old in Versailles (myocardial infarction).
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