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Dead at age 79
1,708 Notable deaths
Eugen Gerstenmaier
German politician (1906-1986).
Born August 25th, 1906 in Kirchheim unter Teck. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1986 at 79 years old in Remagen.
Doug Rogers
Canadian judoka (1941-2020).
Born January 26th, 1941 in Truro.
Died July 20th, 2020 at 79 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Bart McGhee
American association football player.
Born April 30th, 1899 in Edinburgh.
Died January 26th, 1979 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
Yrjö Väisälä
Finnish astronomer and physicist.
Born September 6th, 1891 in Kontiolahti. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1971 at 79 years old in Rymättylä.
Jules Goux
French racing driver (1885-1965).
Born April 6th, 1885 in Valentigney.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 79 years old in Mirmande.
Júlio César de Mello e Souza
Brazilian mathematician.
Born May 6th, 1895 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died June 18th, 1974 at 79 years old in Recife.
Ružica Sokić
Serbian actress and writer.
Born December 14th, 1934 in Belgrade.
Died December 19th, 2013 at 79 years old in Belgrade (Alzheimer's disease).
Joe Bradford
English footballer (1901-1980).
Born January 22nd, 1901 in Peggs Green.
Died September 6th, 1980 at 79 years old in Birmingham.
Bruno Nicolè
Italian footballer (1940-2019).
Born February 24th, 1940 in Padua.
Died November 26th, 2019 at 79 years old in Pordenone. [ref]
Imants Ziedonis
Latvian poet.
Born May 3rd, 1933 in Ragaciems. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2013 at 79 years old in Riga. [ref]
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