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Dead at age 79
1,707 Notable deaths
Benjamin Christensen
Danish actor (1879-1959).
Born September 28th, 1879 in Viborg.
Died April 1st, 1959 at 79 years old in Frederiksberg.
Yvette Guilbert
French cabaret singer.
Born January 20th, 1865 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 3rd, 1944 at 79 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Pimen I of Moscow
Russian bishop.
Born July 23rd, 1910 in Kobylino.
Died May 3rd, 1990 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Ahmed Qaid Saleh
Algerian military officer (1940–2019).
Born January 13th, 1940 in Aïn Yagout.
Died December 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Norman Malcolm
American philosopher (1911-1990).
Born June 11th, 1911 in Selden.
Died August 4th, 1990 at 79 years old in London.
Raoul Nordling
Nordling (1882–1962).
Born November 11th, 1882 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 1st, 1962 at 79 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Rudolf Wolters
German architect (1903-1983).
Born August 3rd, 1903 in Coesfeld.
Died January 7th, 1983 at 79 years old in Coesfeld (cancer).
Edgar Faure
French politician (1908-1988).
Born August 18th, 1908 in Béziers. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1988 at 79 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Hamlin Garland
American novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer (1860–1940).
Born September 14th, 1860 in West Salem.
Died March 4th, 1940 at 79 years old in Hollywood.
Lazăr Edeleanu
Romanian chemist.
Born September 1st, 1861 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1941 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid