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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Bruno Liljefors
Swedish artist (1860–1939).
Born May 14th, 1860 in Uppsala, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1939 at 79 years old in Stockholm, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly (renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
Abdulah Sidran
Bosnian writer, poet and screenwriter (1944–2024).
Born October 2nd, 1944 in Sarajevo.
Died March 23rd, 2024 at 79 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist (1939–2018).
Born May 19th, 1939 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Carlo Emilio Gadda
Italian writer (1893-1973).
Born November 14th, 1893 in Milan.
Died May 22nd, 1973 at 79 years old in Rome.
Januária, Countess of Aquila
Princess of brazil (1822-1901).
Born March 11th, 1822 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died March 13th, 1901 at 79 years old in Nice.
Johannes Frießner
German general (1892-1971).
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Chemnitz.
Died June 26th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
José Manuel Mourinho Félix
Portuguese football player/manager (1938-2017).
Born June 17th, 1938 in Ferragudo.
Died June 25th, 2017 at 79 years old in Setúbal. [ref]
Silvio Marzolini
Argentine footballer (1940-2020).
Born October 4th, 1940 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Hans Kohn
American historian (1891-1971).
Born September 15th, 1891 in Prague.
Died March 16th, 1971 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
Gerald L. Baliles
Governor of virginia (1940-2019).
Born July 8th, 1940 in Stuart.
Died October 29th, 2019 at 79 years old in Roanoke (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe