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Dead at age 79
1,707 Notable deaths
Miodrag Petrović Čkalja
Serbian actor (1924-2003).
Born April 1st, 1924 in Kruševac.
Died October 20th, 2003 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Patrick Bateson
British biologist.
Born March 31st, 1938 in England.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 79 years old
Panamarenko
Belgian assembly artist, sculptor, graphic artist (1940-2019).
Born February 5th, 1940 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2019 at 79 years old in Brakel. [ref]
Gérard Brach
French screenwriter and film director.
Born July 23rd, 1927 in Montrouge. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2006 at 79 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Sherwin Wine
American rabbi (1928–2007).
Born January 25th, 1928 in Detroit.
Died July 21st, 2007 at 79 years old in Morocco (traffic collision). [ref]
Leo Sirota
Ukrainian pianist.
Born May 4th, 1885 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died February 25th, 1965 at 79 years old in United States of America.
Luciano Martino
Italian film producer, director and screenwriter (1933–2013).
Born December 22nd, 1933 in Rome.
Died August 14th, 2013 at 79 years old in Malindi (disease).
Harry Woods
American actor (1889-1968).
Born May 5th, 1889 in Cleveland.
Died December 28th, 1968 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Élisabeth de Gramont
20th-century french writer.
Born April 23rd, 1875 in Nancy. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1954 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
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