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Dead at age 79
1,707 Notable deaths
Franco Fabrizi
Italian actor (1916-1995).
Born February 15th, 1916 in Cortemaggiore.
Died October 18th, 1995 at 79 years old in Cortemaggiore (cancer).
Henrik Shipstead
American politician (1881-1960).
Born January 8th, 1881 in Kandiyohi County.
Died June 26th, 1960 at 79 years old in Alexandria.
Germano Celant
Italian art critic and curator (1940–2020).
Born September 11th, 1940 in Genoa.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 79 years old in Milan. [ref]
Sandra Mondaini
Italian actress.
Born September 1st, 1931 in Milan.
Died September 21st, 2010 at 79 years old in Milan (vasculitis). [ref]
Alan Hodgkinson
English footballer (1936-2015).
Born August 16th, 1936 in England.
Died December 8th, 2015 at 79 years old [ref]
Sergio Toppi
Italian cartoonist (1932–2012).
Born October 11th, 1932 in Milan.
Died August 21st, 2012 at 79 years old in Milan (cancer). [ref]
Petro Hryhorenko
Ukrainian soviet dissident, general (1907–1987).
Born October 16th, 1907 in Borysivka.
Died February 21st, 1987 at 79 years old in New York City.
Igor Volk
Soviet test pilot, cosmonaut (1937-2017).
Born April 12th, 1937 in Zmiiv.
Died January 3rd, 2017 at 79 years old in Plovdiv. [ref]
Terry Hands
English theatre director (1941–2020).
Born January 9th, 1941 in Aldershot.
Died February 4th, 2020 at 79 years old in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. [ref]
Charles-Edward Amory Winslow
American bacteriologist (1877-1957).
Born February 4th, 1877 in Boston.
Died January 8th, 1957 at 79 years old in New Haven.
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