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Dead at age 79
1,707 Notable deaths
Owen Davidson
Australian tennis player (1943–2023).
Born October 4th, 1943 in Melbourne.
Died May 12th, 2023 at 79 years old in Conroe. [ref]
Zeki Velidi Togan
Turkish historian and turkologist (1890–1970).
Born December 22nd, 1890 in Kuzyanovo.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 79 years old in Istanbul.
Hiroyuki Hosoda
Japanese politician (1944–2023).
Born April 5th, 1944 in Matsue.
Died November 10th, 2023 at 79 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
George Magoffin Humphrey
American politician (1890-1970).
Born March 8th, 1890 in Cheboygan County.
Died January 20th, 1970 at 79 years old in Cleveland.
Jack Pierce
American makeup artist (1889-1968).
Died July 19th, 1968 at 79 years old in Hollywood (uremia).
Lawrence Stone
English historian (1919-1999).
Born December 4th, 1919 in Epsom.
Died June 16th, 1999 at 79 years old in London (Parkinson's disease).
Florence Roberts
American actress (1861–1940).
Born March 16th, 1861 in Frederick.
Died June 6th, 1940 at 79 years old in Hollywood.
Frank R. Paul
American science fiction illustrator.
Born April 18th, 1884 in Vienna.
Died June 29th, 1963 at 79 years old in Teaneck.
Mariano Azuela
Mexican author and physician (1873–1952).
Born January 1st, 1873 in Lagos de Moreno.
Died March 1st, 1952 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Blagoje Adžić
Minister of defence of yugoslavia (1932–2012).
Born September 2nd, 1932 in Pridvorica. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2012 at 79 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
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