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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
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]
Kurt Aland
German theologian and biblical scholar (1915–1994).
Born March 28th, 1915 in Steglitz.
Died April 13th, 1994 at 79 years old in Münster.
Pat Stapleton
Canadian ice hockey player (1940–2020).
Born July 4th, 1940 in Sarnia.
Died April 8th, 2020 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Hans Michael Rehberg
German actor and director (1938-2017).
Born April 2nd, 1938 in Fürstenwalde.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 79 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Hiren Bhattacharyya
Indian writer (1932–2012).
Born July 28th, 1932 in Jorhat.
Died July 4th, 2012 at 79 years old in Guwahati (lung disease). [ref]
Lewis Williams Douglas
Politician and american businessman (1894-1974).
Born July 2nd, 1894 in Bisbee.
Died March 7th, 1974 at 79 years old in Tucson.
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson