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Dead at age 79
2,194 Notable deaths
Carlo Di Palma
Italian cinematographer (1925–2004).
Born April 17th, 1925 in Rome. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2004 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Solomea Krushelnytska
Ukrainian opera singer (1872–1952).
Born September 23rd, 1873 in Biliavyntsi.
Died November 16th, 1952 at 79 years old in Lviv.
Prince Arsen of Yugoslavia
Prince (1859-1938).
Born April 16th, 1859 in Timișoara.
Died October 19th, 1938 at 79 years old in Paris.
Marius Constant
French composer (1925-2004).
Born February 7th, 1925 in Bucharest.
Died May 15th, 2004 at 79 years old in Paris.
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland
Maltese-british politician (1861-1940).
Born May 24th, 1861 in Valletta.
Died August 22nd, 1940 at 79 years old in Villa Bologna.
Kurt Hensel
German mathematician (1861–1941).
Born December 29th, 1861 in Königsberg.
Died June 1st, 1941 at 79 years old in Marburg.
Anne Stine Ingstad
Norwegian archaeologist (1918-1997).
Born February 11th, 1918 in Lillehammer.
Died November 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Rameshwari Nehru
Indian social worker (1886–1966).
Born December 10th, 1886 in Lahore. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1966 at 79 years old in Delhi.
Carlos Paredes
Portuguese musician (1925–2004).
Born February 16th, 1925 in Coimbra.
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Lisbon (kidney failure).
Pierre Fournier
French cellist (1906–1986).
Born June 24th, 1906 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1986 at 79 years old in Geneva. [ref]
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