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Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
Tommy Loughran
American boxer.
Born November 29th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died July 7th, 1982 at 79 years old in Altoona.
William Zorach
American artist.
Born February 28th, 1887 in Jurbarkas. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1966 at 79 years old in Bath. [ref]
Vic Buckingham
English footballer and manager (1915–1995).
Born October 23rd, 1915 in Greenwich.
Died January 26th, 1995 at 79 years old in Chichester.
A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough
British labour co-operative politician (1885-1965).
Born May 1st, 1885 in Weston-super-Mare.
Died January 11th, 1965 at 79 years old in London.
José Miaja
Spanish general (1878-1958).
Born April 20th, 1878 in Oviedo.
Died January 14th, 1958 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Henry Norris Russell
American astronomer.
Born October 25th, 1877 in Oyster Bay. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1957 at 79 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Rudolf Wolters
German architect (1903-1983).
Born August 3rd, 1903 in Coesfeld.
Died January 7th, 1983 at 79 years old in Coesfeld (cancer).
Dragoljub Ojdanić
Yugoslav general.
Born June 1st, 1941 in Ravni, Užice.
Died September 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Françoise Dolto
French pediatrician & psychoanalyst.
Born November 6th, 1908 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1988 at 79 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Norman Malcolm
American philosopher (1911-1990).
Born June 11th, 1911 in Selden.
Died August 4th, 1990 at 79 years old in London.
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