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Dead at age 79
1,707 Notable deaths
Timo Sarpaneva
Finnish industrial designer (1926-2006).
Born October 31st, 1926 in Helsinki.
Died October 2nd, 2006 at 79 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Alan Davidson
British diplomat.
Born March 30th, 1924 in Derry.
Died December 2nd, 2003 at 79 years old in London.
William Henry Pickering
American astronomer (1858–1938).
Born February 15th, 1858 in Boston.
Died January 17th, 1938 at 79 years old in Mandeville. [ref]
Paul Lincke
German composer (1866–1946).
Born November 7th, 1866 in Berlin.
Died September 4th, 1946 at 79 years old in Hahnenklee, Clausthal-Zellerfeld.
Hermann Jónasson
Politician (1896-1976).
Born December 25th, 1896 in Skagafjörður.
Died January 22nd, 1976 at 79 years old in Reykjavík.
Chryssa
American artist (1933-2013).
Born December 31st, 1933 in Athens.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 79 years old in Athens. [ref]
Per Ahlmark
Swedish politician and writer (1939-2018).
Born January 15th, 1939 in Kungsholm parish.
Died June 8th, 2018 at 79 years old in Skarpnäck.
Susumu Fujita
Japanese actor (1912–1991).
Born January 8th, 1912 in Kurume.
Died March 23rd, 1991 at 79 years old in Shibuya (liver cancer).
Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
Duchess of anhalt.
Born August 11th, 1873 in Altenburg.
Died April 14th, 1953 at 79 years old in Altenburg.
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