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Dead at age 79
1,708 Notable deaths
Pierre-Paul Émile Roux
French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist.
Born December 17th, 1853 in Confolens.
Died November 3rd, 1933 at 79 years old in Paris.
Charles Forbes
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1880-1960).
Born November 22nd, 1880 in British Ceylon.
Died August 28th, 1960 at 79 years old in Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital.
Sig Arno
German-born stage and film actor.
Born December 27th, 1895 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1975 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Herbert Greenfield
Canadian politician (1869-1949).
Born November 25th, 1869 in Winchester.
Died August 23rd, 1949 at 79 years old in Calgary.
Raymond Boudon
French sociologist (1934–2013).
Born January 27th, 1934 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 10th, 2013 at 79 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Khosrow Sinai
Iranian film director, screenwriter, and composer (1941–2020).
Born January 19th, 1941 in Sari.
Died August 1st, 2020 at 79 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Louis Paulhan
French aviator.
Born July 19th, 1883 in Pézenas. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1963 at 79 years old in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. [ref]
R. A. Stewart Macalister
Irish archaeologist.
Born July 8th, 1870 in Dublin.
Died April 26th, 1950 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Josephine Johnson
American novelist, nature writer, poet (1910-1990).
Born June 20th, 1910 in Kirkwood.
Died February 27th, 1990 at 79 years old in Batavia (pneumonia).
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