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Dead at age 79
2,211 Notable deaths
Gérard Brach
French screenwriter and film director (1927–2006).
Born July 23rd, 1927 in Montrouge.
Died September 9th, 2006 at 79 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Sherwin Wine
American rabbi (1928–2007).
Born January 25th, 1928 in Detroit.
Died July 21st, 2007 at 79 years old in Morocco (traffic collision). [ref]
Leo Sirota
Russian, austrian, and american pianist (1885–1965).
Born May 4th, 1885 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died February 25th, 1965 at 79 years old in United States.
Luciano Martino
Italian film producer, director and screenwriter (1933–2013).
Born December 22nd, 1933 in Rome.
Died August 14th, 2013 at 79 years old in Malindi (disease).
Harry Woods
American actor (1889-1968).
Born May 5th, 1889 in Cleveland.
Died December 28th, 1968 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Élisabeth de Gramont
20th-century french writer.
Born April 23rd, 1875 in Nancy.
Died December 6th, 1954 at 79 years old in Paris.
Carrie Matilda Derick
Canadian botanist and geneticist (1862-1941).
Born January 14th, 1862 in Clarenceville.
Died November 10th, 1941 at 79 years old
Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier
British diplomat.
Born September 15th, 1819 in Thirlestane Castle.
Died December 19th, 1898 at 79 years old in Florence.
Irving Segal
American mathematician (1918–1998).
Born September 13th, 1918 in The Bronx.
Died August 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro
Russian mathematician (1929–2009).
Born March 30th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died February 21st, 2009 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
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