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Dead at age 79
1,708 Notable deaths
Leopold Staff
Polish poet (1878-1957).
Born January 14th, 1878 in Lviv.
Died May 31st, 1957 at 79 years old in Skarżysko-Kamienna.
Kristjan Palusalu
Estonian wrestler.
Born March 10th, 1908 in Varbla Rural Municipality.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 79 years old in Tallinn.
Đuro Pucar
Yugoslav politician.
Born December 13th, 1899 in Kesići.
Died April 12th, 1979 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Antun Augustinčić
Croatian sculptor, political commissar and university teacher (1900-1979).
Born May 4th, 1900 in Klanjec. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1979 at 79 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Isaac Kashdan
American chess player (1905–1985).
Born November 19th, 1905 in New York City.
Died February 20th, 1985 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Viviane Romance
Actress (1912-1991).
Born July 4th, 1912 in Roubaix. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1991 at 79 years old in Nice. [ref]
Ernst Schröder
German actor (1915–1994).
Born January 27th, 1915 in Italy, Eickel.
Died July 27th, 1994 at 79 years old in Berlin (falling).
Ladislav Novák
Czech footballer (1931-2011).
Born December 5th, 1931 in Louny.
Died March 21st, 2011 at 79 years old in Ostředek. [ref]
Manuel Cardona Castro
Spanish physicist.
Born September 7th, 1934 in Barcelona.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
Ernest MacMillan
Canadian conductor.
Born August 18th, 1893 in Ontario. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1973 at 79 years old in Toronto. [ref]
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