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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Mun Bhuridatta
Thai buddhist monk (1870–1949).
Born January 20th, 1870 in Khong Chiam. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1949 at 79 years old in Ubon Ratchathani.
Salomon Smolianoff
Jewish painter and counterfeiter and holocaust survivor involved in operation bernhard.
Born March 26th, 1897 in Poltava, Kremenchuk. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1976 at 79 years old in Porto Alegre.
Owen Davidson
Australian tennis player (1943–2023).
Born October 4th, 1943 in Melbourne.
Died May 12th, 2023 at 79 years old in Conroe. [ref]
Zeki Velidi Togan
Turkish historian and turkologist (1890–1970).
Born December 22nd, 1890 in Kuzyanovo.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 79 years old in Istanbul.
Hiroyuki Hosoda
Japanese politician (1944–2023).
Born April 5th, 1944 in Matsue.
Died November 10th, 2023 at 79 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Giuseppe Savoldi
Italian footballer.
Born January 21st, 1947 in Gorlago.
Died March 26th, 2026 at 79 years old in Bergamo. [ref]
George Magoffin Humphrey
American politician (1890-1970).
Born March 8th, 1890 in Cheboygan County, Cheboygan.
Died January 20th, 1970 at 79 years old in Cleveland.
Jack Pierce
American makeup artist (1889-1968).
Died July 19th, 1968 at 79 years old in Hollywood (uremia).
Lawrence Stone
English historian (1919-1999).
Born December 4th, 1919 in Epsom.
Died June 16th, 1999 at 79 years old in London (Parkinson's disease).
Florence Roberts
American actress (1861–1940).
Born March 16th, 1861 in Frederick.
Died June 6th, 1940 at 79 years old in Hollywood.
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