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Dead at age 79
2,194 Notable deaths
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.
Hugo Borchardt
German firearms designer (1844–1924).
Born June 6th, 1844 in Magdeburg.
Died May 8th, 1924 at 79 years old in Berlin, Charlottenburg (pneumonia).
George Grove
English writer on music and director of the royal college of music (1820-1900).
Born August 13th, 1820 in Clapham.
Died May 28th, 1900 at 79 years old in Lower Sydenham.
Alfred H. Barr
American art historian and museum director (1902-1981).
Born January 28th, 1902 in Detroit.
Died August 15th, 1981 at 79 years old in Salisbury.
Yannis Tsarouchis
Greek painter (1910-1989).
Born January 13th, 1910 in Piraeus.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 79 years old in Athens.
Kwan Shan
Hong kong actor.
Born April 12th, 1933 in Shenyang.
Died October 1st, 2012 at 79 years old in Hong Kong (lung cancer). [ref]
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