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Dead at age 79
2,211 Notable deaths
Juan Carlos Lorenzo
Argentine association manager and football player (1922–2001).
Born October 10th, 1922 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 14th, 2001 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires.
Hugo Theorell
Biochemist (1903-1982).
Born July 6th, 1903 in Linköping Cathedral Congregation. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1982 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Antonio Martino
Italian academic and politician (1942–2022).
Born December 22nd, 1942 in Messina.
Died March 5th, 2022 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Hubert Vos
Dutch painter (1855-1935).
Born February 15th, 1855 in Maastricht.
Died January 8th, 1935 at 79 years old in New York City.
Josef Neckermann
German entrepreneur and equestrian (1912-1992).
Born June 5th, 1912 in Würzburg.
Died January 13th, 1992 at 79 years old in Dreieich.
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]
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