Dead at age 79
1,720 Notable deaths
Edward William Nelson
American naturalist (1855-1934).
Born May 8th, 1855 in Manchester.
Died May 19th, 1934 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..
Hilda Geiringer
Austrian mathematician (1893–1973).
Born September 28th, 1893 in Vienna.
Died March 22nd, 1973 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara.
Dieter Herzog
German footballer (1946–2025).
Born July 15th, 1946 in Oberhausen.
Died November 20th, 2025 at 79 years old [ref]
Heinosuke Gosho
Japanese film director (1902–1981).
Born February 1st, 1902 in Chiyoda. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in Mishima.
Ernesto Ruffini
Catholic cardinal (1888–1967).
Born January 19th, 1888 in San Benedetto Po.
Died June 11th, 1967 at 79 years old in Palermo (myocardial infarction).
Ludwig Dettmann
German painter (1865-1944).
Born July 25th, 1865 in Adelby. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1944 at 79 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Paul Polansky
American author and romani rights activist (1942–2021).
Born February 17th, 1942 in Mason City.
Died March 26th, 2021 at 79 years old [ref]
Alexander Abusch
Journalist, writer, politician (1902–1982).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Kraków.
Died January 27th, 1982 at 79 years old in East Berlin.
Ken McArthur
South african long-distance runner.
Born February 10th, 1881 in Dervock. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1960 at 79 years old in Potchefstroom.
Anna Hoffman-Uddgren
Swedish actress and director.
Born February 23rd, 1868 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1947 at 79 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]
Deaths 1031 to 1040 of 1720
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine