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Dead at age 79
1,601 Notable deaths
Grigory Petrovsky
Soviet politician.
Born February 4th, 1878 in Pechenihy.
Died January 9th, 1958 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Iolanda Balaș
Romanian high jumper (1936-2016).
Born December 12th, 1936 in Timișoara.
Died March 11th, 2016 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Marino Marini
Italian sculptor (1901-1980).
Born February 27th, 1901 in Pistoia. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1980 at 79 years old in Viareggio. [ref]
Bruno de Finetti
Italian statistician (1906–1985).
Born June 13th, 1906 in Innsbruck.
Died July 20th, 1985 at 79 years old in Rome.
Lancelot Hogben
British zoologist, statistician, science writer.
Born December 9th, 1895 in Portsmouth. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1975 at 79 years old in Wrexham. [ref]
Spessard Lindsey Holland
Former senator and governor of florida.
Born July 10th, 1892 in Bartow.
Died November 6th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bartow (myocardial infarction).
George Albert Boulenger
Belgian-british zoologist (1858–1937), member of the accademia delle scienze di torino from 1900.
Born October 19th, 1858 in City of Brussels.
Died November 23rd, 1937 at 79 years old in Saint-Malo.
Marie-Madeleine Fourcade
Leader of the french resistance network "alliance" (1909–1989).
Born November 8th, 1909 in Marseille.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 79 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Kenichi Fukui
Japanese chemist (1918-1998).
Born October 4th, 1918 in Heijō.
Died January 9th, 1998 at 79 years old in Kyoto (cancer).
Fay Holden
American actress (1893-1973).
Born September 26th, 1893 in Birmingham.
Died June 23rd, 1973 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
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