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Dead at age 79
1,707 Notable deaths
Otto Ruge
Norwegian general (1882–1961).
Born January 9th, 1882 in Christiania. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1961 at 79 years old in Eidsberg Municipality.
Manfred Krug
German actor and singer (1937–2016).
Born February 8th, 1937 in Duisburg.
Died October 21st, 2016 at 79 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Kijirō Nambu
Military officer and firearms designer (1869-1949) of japan.
Born September 22nd, 1869 in Saga Prefecture.
Died May 1st, 1949 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
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]
Theodor Innitzer
Austrian cardinal and politician (1875–1955).
Born December 25th, 1875 in Nové Zvolání.
Died October 9th, 1955 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Ernst Stueckelberg
Swiss mathematician and physicist (1905-1984).
Born February 1st, 1905 in Basel.
Died September 4th, 1984 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Roman Opałka
French-born polish painter (1931-2011).
Born August 27th, 1931 in Hallencourt. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2011 at 79 years old in Chieti (sepsis). [ref]
Otto Bayer
German chemist (1902-1982).
Born November 4th, 1902 in Frankfurt.
Died August 1st, 1982 at 79 years old in Burscheid.
James Rowland Angell
American psychologist and educator.
Born May 8th, 1869 in Burlington.
Died March 4th, 1949 at 79 years old in Hamden.
Abol-Ghasem Kashani
Iranian ayatollah (1882–1962).
Born November 19th, 1882 in Tehran.
Died March 14th, 1962 at 79 years old in Tehran.
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