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Dead at age 79
1,771 Notable deaths
Kenichi Fukui
Japanese chemist (1918-1998).
Born October 4th, 1918 in Heijō.
Died January 9th, 1998 at 79 years old in Kyoto (cancer).
Gordon Ingram
American firearm inventor and businessperson.
Born December 30th, 1924 in Los Angeles.
Died November 4th, 2004 at 79 years old
Horst-Dieter Höttges
German association football player (1943–2023).
Born September 10th, 1943 in Mönchengladbach.
Died June 22nd, 2023 at 79 years old in Verden. [ref]
Abram Ioffe
Soviet physicist (1880–1960).
Born October 29th, 1880 in Romny. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1960 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Patrick Allen
British actor (1927–2006).
Born March 17th, 1927 in Nyasaland.
Died July 28th, 2006 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Willem Mengelberg
Dutch conductor (1871-1951).
Born March 28th, 1871 in Utrecht.
Died March 22nd, 1951 at 79 years old in Zuort (stroke). [ref]
Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist.
Born November 25th, 1914 in Stovall, Clarksdale.
Died July 13th, 1994 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Bernard Tissier de Mallerais
French traditionalist catholic bishop (1945–2024).
Born September 14th, 1945 in Sallanches.
Died October 8th, 2024 at 79 years old in Sion (fall on stairs). [ref]
William Zorach
American artist.
Born February 28th, 1887 in Jurbarkas. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1966 at 79 years old in Bath. [ref]
Sigfried Giedion
Swiss architectural historian (1888–1968).
Born April 14th, 1888 in Prague.
Died April 10th, 1968 at 79 years old in Zurich.
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