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Dead at age 79
2,209 Notable deaths
Kurt Lischka
Ss lieutenant colonel & gestapo chief assigned to paris (1909-1989).
Born August 16th, 1909 in Wrocław.
Died April 5th, 1989 at 79 years old in Brühl.
Carlos Chávez
Mexican composer (1899-1978).
Born June 13th, 1899 in Popotla.
Died August 2nd, 1978 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
English author (1835-1915).
Born October 4th, 1835 in London. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1915 at 79 years old in Richmond. [ref]
Dan Graham
American artist (1942–2022).
Born March 31st, 1942 in Urbana.
Died February 19th, 2022 at 79 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Cliff Bastin
English footballer (1912-1991).
Born March 14th, 1912 in Devon.
Died December 4th, 1991 at 79 years old in Exeter.
Louis Massignon
Islamic studies scholar (1883–1962).
Born July 25th, 1883 in Nogent-sur-Marne.
Died October 31st, 1962 at 79 years old in Paris.
Seishi Yokomizo
Japanese writer (1902-1981).
Died December 28th, 1981 at 79 years old in Toyama (colorectal cancer).
Catherine Hessling
French actress (1900-1979).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Moronvilliers.
Died September 28th, 1979 at 79 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud.
Lev Gumilev
Soviet academic (1912-1992).
Born November 1st, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 15th, 1992 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Wil van Gogh
Dutch feminist and the sister of vincent and theo van gogh (1862–1941).
Born March 16th, 1862 in Zundert. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1941 at 79 years old in Ermelo. [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir