List of Famous people who died at 79

Jella Lepman

First Name Jella
Born on May 15, 1891
Died on October 14, 1970 (aged 79)

Jella Lepman was a German journalist, author and translator who founded the International Youth Library in Munich.

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Jorge Schussheim

First Name Jorge
Last Name Schussheim
Born on October 31, 1940
Died on July 17, 2020 (aged 79)
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Enshō San'yūtei

First Name Enshō
Died on September 3, 1979 (aged 9)
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Kiyoshi Sagawa

First Name Kiyoshi
Last Name Sagawa
Born on March 16, 1922
Died on March 11, 2002 (aged 79)
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Nobuyoshi Obata

First Name Nobuyoshi
Last Name Obata
Born on March 29, 1897
Died on May 30, 1976 (aged 79)
Born in Japan
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Yoshihiko Okamoto

First Name Yoshihiko
Last Name Okamoto
Born on October 11, 1925
Died on October 24, 2004 (aged 79)
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Ryūkyō Shunpūtei

First Name Ryūkyō
Born on October 15, 1899
Died on May 16, 1979 (aged 79)
Born in Japan, Tokyo
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Hiroshi Masaki

First Name Hiroshi
Last Name Masaki
Born on September 29, 1896
Died on December 6, 1975 (aged 79)
Born in Japan
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Michi Takehisa

小島 美知子
First Name Michi
Last Name Takehisa
Born on November 30, 1929
Died on July 24, 2009 (aged 79)
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Dardanelle

Born on December 27, 1917
Died on August 8, 1997 (aged 79)

Dardanelle Breckenbridge or Breckenridge, was an American jazz musician known for performing with Lionel Hampton in the 1940s, and later as a solo artist under the name Dardanelle.

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