Dead at age 79
1,720 Notable deaths
Friedrich Dickel
German politician (1913–1993).
Born December 9th, 1913 in Vohwinkel.
Died October 23rd, 1993 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Kōsaku Yamada
Japanese composer and conductor.
Born June 9th, 1886 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1965 at 79 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Waldemar Kraft
German politician (1898-1977).
Born February 19th, 1898 in Brzostów.
Died July 12th, 1977 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Hamo Sahyan
Armenian poet and translator.
Born April 14th, 1914 in Lor.
Died July 17th, 1993 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Stephen Wurm
Australian linguist.
Born August 19th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died October 24th, 2001 at 79 years old in Canberra.
Margitta Gummel
East german shot putter (1941-2021).
Born June 29th, 1941 in Magdeburg.
Died January 26th, 2021 at 79 years old in Wietmarschen. [ref]
William Pepperell Montague
American philosopher (1873-1953).
Born November 11th, 1873 in Chelsea.
Died August 1st, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City.
Marcel Bernard
French tennis player.
Born May 18th, 1914 in La Madeleine. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1994 at 79 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Igor Kvasha
Soviet and russian actor (1933-2012).
Born February 4th, 1933 in Moscow.
Died August 30th, 2012 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mike Zwerin
American jazz musician (1930-2010).
Born May 18th, 1930 in New York City.
Died April 2nd, 2010 at 79 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris (disease). [ref]
Deaths 1101 to 1110 of 1720
If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler