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Dead at age 79
2,194 Notable deaths
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.
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 (1869–1949).
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.
Ramsay Ames
American actress (1919–1998).
Born March 30th, 1919 in Brooklyn.
Died March 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Bess Meredyth
Film actress, film writer (1890-1969).
Born February 12th, 1890 in Buffalo.
Died July 13th, 1969 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
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