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Dead at age 79
1,710 Notable deaths
Hans Kmoch
Austrian-dutch chess player and writer.
Born July 25th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1974 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Gino Pariani
American soccer player (1928-2007).
Born February 21st, 1928 in St. Louis.
Died May 9th, 2007 at 79 years old in St. Louis (bone cancer). [ref]
Paul Ahyi
Artist, sculptor, architect (1930-2010).
Born January 15th, 1930 in Abomey.
Died January 4th, 2010 at 79 years old in Lomé. [ref]
Santiago Álvarez
Cuban filmmaker (1919-1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Havana.
Died May 20th, 1998 at 79 years old in Havana (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Elmer Drew Merrill
U.s. botanist (1876–1956).
Born October 15th, 1876 in Auburn.
Died February 25th, 1956 at 79 years old in Forest Hills.
Joan Brossa
Spanish artist (1919–1998).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Barcelona.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Barcelona.
Ezio Pascutti
Italian footballer (1937-2017).
Born June 1st, 1937 in Mortegliano.
Died January 4th, 2017 at 79 years old in Bologna. [ref]
Stanislav Rostotsky
Film director (1922-2001).
Born April 21st, 1922 in Rybinsk.
Died August 10th, 2001 at 79 years old in Vyborg.
Artur Bernardes
Brazilian politician (1875-1955).
Born August 8th, 1875 in Minas Gerais.
Died March 23rd, 1955 at 79 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
William Edward Story
American mathematician.
Born April 29th, 1850 in Boston.
Died April 11th, 1930 at 79 years old in Worcester. [ref]
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