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Dead at age 79
2,195 Notable deaths
George Lyon
Amateur golfer (1858-1938).
Born July 27th, 1858 in Richmond Hill.
Died May 11th, 1938 at 79 years old in Toronto.
Nur Ali Elahi
Spiritual thinker, musician, writer, philosopher and jurist (1895–1974).
Born September 11th, 1895 in Iran.
Died October 19th, 1974 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Ryūkichi Tanaka
Japanese general (1893-1972).
Born July 9th, 1893 in Shimane Prefecture.
Died November 24th, 1972 at 79 years old (colorectal cancer).
Lars Gustafsson
Swedish writer (1936-2016).
Born May 17th, 1936 in Västerås.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
German noble (1857–1936).
Born January 28th, 1857 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 28th, 1936 at 79 years old in Remplin.
Lesley Selander
American film director (1900-1979).
Born May 26th, 1900 in Los Angeles.
Died December 5th, 1979 at 79 years old in Los Alamitos.
Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
British military officer of german parents (1823-1902).
Born October 11th, 1823 in Bushy House.
Died November 16th, 1902 at 79 years old in London.
Samuel T. Durrance
American scientist (1943–2023).
Born September 17th, 1943 in Tallahassee.
Died May 5th, 2023 at 79 years old in Viera. [ref]
P. H. Newby
English novelist and broadcasting administrator (1918–1997).
Born June 25th, 1918 in Crowborough.
Died September 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Garsington.
Aleksandar Tišma
Serbian writer (1924-2003).
Born January 16th, 1924 in Horgoš.
Died February 16th, 2003 at 79 years old in Novi Sad.
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