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Dead at age 79
1,708 Notable deaths
Elmar Wepper
German actor (1944–2023).
Born April 16th, 1944 in Augsburg.
Died October 31st, 2023 at 79 years old in Munich. [ref]
Ceija Stojka
Austrian-romani writer, painter, activist, and musician, and survivor of the holocaust (1933-2013).
Born May 23rd, 1933 in Kraubath an der Mur. [ref]
Died January 28th, 2013 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Alejandro Scopelli
Argentine association football player (1908-1987).
Born May 12th, 1908 in La Plata.
Died October 23rd, 1987 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Tadashi Imai
Japanese film director (1912–1991).
Born January 8th, 1912 in Tokyo.
Died November 22nd, 1991 at 79 years old in Sōka-shi, Tokyo.
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
Swedish oceanographer.
Born May 3rd, 1874 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1954 at 79 years old in Stockaryd.
Duane Carter
American racecar driver (1913–1993).
Died March 7th, 1993 at 79 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
Peter Brabrook
English footballer (1937–2016).
Born November 8th, 1937 in Greenwich.
Died December 10th, 2016 at 79 years old in Basildon. [ref]
Gunilla Bergström
Swedish writer, illustrator and journalist.
Born July 3rd, 1942 in Gothenburg.
Died August 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Lipman Bers
Latvian-american mathematician.
Born May 22nd, 1914 in Riga. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1993 at 79 years old in New Rochelle.
Birgitte Federspiel
Danish actress (1925-2005).
Born September 6th, 1925 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2005 at 79 years old in Odense (disease). [ref]
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