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Dead at age 79
1,707 Notable deaths
Denis de Rougemont
Swiss writer (1906-1985).
Born September 8th, 1906 in Couvet.
Died December 6th, 1985 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Tadashi Maeda
Japanese admiral.
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Died December 13th, 1977 at 79 years old in Japan.
Ludwig Deutsch
Austrian orientalist painter (1855-1935).
Born May 13th, 1855 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1935 at 79 years old in Paris.
Leopoldine Konstantin
Austrian actress (1886-1965).
Born March 12th, 1886 in Brno.
Died December 14th, 1965 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Donald Peterman
American cinematographer (1932-2011).
Born January 3rd, 1932 in Los Angeles.
Died February 5th, 2011 at 79 years old in Palos Verdes Estates (disease). [ref]
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
British biochemist (1914–1994).
Born October 28th, 1914 in Liverpool.
Died August 18th, 1994 at 79 years old in Norwich.
Antony Tudor
British dancer and choreographer.
Born April 4th, 1908 in London.
Died April 19th, 1987 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Stevo Žigon
Slovene-serbian actor and director (1926–2005).
Born December 8th, 1926 in Ljubljana.
Died December 28th, 2005 at 79 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
Laurits Andersen Ring
Danish artist (1854-1933).
Born August 15th, 1854 in Ring. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1933 at 79 years old in Sankt Jørgensbjerg Parish. [ref]
João Cabral de Melo Neto
Brazilian writer (1920-1999).
Born January 9th, 1920 in Recife.
Died October 9th, 1999 at 79 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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