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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Karl Dall
German comedian (1941–2020).
Born February 1st, 1941 in Emden.
Died November 23rd, 2020 at 79 years old in University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (stroke). [ref]
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).
Marc Prensky
American writer.
Born March 15th, 1946 in New York City.
Died May 15th, 2025 at 79 years old
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.
Died May 18th, 1972 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
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 Hocquinghen.
Died August 6th, 2011 at 79 years old in Rome, Chieti (sepsis). [ref]
Gustav von Schmoller
German economist (1838–1917).
Born June 24th, 1838 in Heilbronn.
Died June 27th, 1917 at 79 years old in Bad Harzburg.
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