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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Eugène Charles Catalan
French and belgian mathematician (1814–1894).
Born May 30th, 1814 in Bruges.
Died February 14th, 1894 at 79 years old in Liège (pneumonia).
Mohammed Ali Tewfik
Egyptian prince (1875–1955).
Born November 9th, 1875 in Cairo.
Died March 18th, 1955 at 79 years old in Lausanne.
Samuel Alexander
Australian-born british philosopher (1859-1938).
Born January 6th, 1859 in Sydney.
Died September 13th, 1938 at 79 years old in Manchester.
Charles Barton
Film director, actor (1902-1981).
Born May 25th, 1902 in San Francisco.
Died December 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Giulietto Chiesa
Italian politician (1940-2020).
Born September 4th, 1940 in Acqui Terme.
Died April 26th, 2020 at 79 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cesare Maccari
Italian painter and sculptor (1840-1919).
Died August 7th, 1919 at 79 years old in Rome.
William Farrar Smith
United states army general, civil engineer, mathematics professor, police commissioner.
Born February 17th, 1824 in St. Albans. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1903 at 79 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Felice Casorati
Italian painter (1883-1963).
Born December 4th, 1883 in Novara.
Died March 1st, 1963 at 79 years old in Turin.
Dinkha IV
120th patriarch of the church of the east (1935–2015).
Born September 15th, 1935 in Darbandokeh.
Died March 26th, 2015 at 79 years old in Rochester (disease). [ref]
Isidore Singer
American encyclopedia editor and political activist (1859–1939).
Born November 10th, 1859 in Hranice.
Died February 20th, 1939 at 79 years old in New York City.
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