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Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
Sidney Franklin
American filmmaker (1893-1972).
Born March 21st, 1893 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1972 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marcell Jankovics
Hungarian film director (1941-2021).
Born October 21st, 1941 in Budapest.
Died May 29th, 2021 at 79 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Johnny Hayes
American athlete.
Born April 10th, 1886 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 1965 at 79 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Miklós Kállay
Hungarian politician (1887-1967).
Born January 23rd, 1887 in Nyíregyháza. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1967 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Bess Meredyth
Film actress, film writer (1890-1969).
Born February 12th, 1890 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1969 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist.
Born May 19th, 1939 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Anne Stine Ingstad
Norwegian archaeologist (1918-1997).
Born February 11th, 1918 in Lillehammer.
Died November 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Johannes Frießner
German general (1892-1971).
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Chemnitz.
Died June 26th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
Otto Ruge
Norwegian general.
Born January 9th, 1882 in Christiania. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1961 at 79 years old in Eidsberg.
Frank Kelso
American navy admiral.
Born July 11th, 1933 in Fayetteville.
Died June 23rd, 2013 at 79 years old in Norfolk (fall). [ref]
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