Dead at age 79
1,720 Notable deaths
Samand Siabandov
Soviet politician and writer (1909-1989).
Born November 20th, 1909 in Kars Oblast.
Died November 14th, 1989 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino
Cardinal of the catholic church.
Born August 28th, 1942 in Caracas.
Died September 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Caracas (COVID-19). [ref]
Bengt Johansson
Swedish handball player and manager (1942-2022).
Born July 24th, 1942 in Halmstad parish.
Died May 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Söndrum. [ref]
Theo Heemskerk
Dutch politician (1852-1932).
Born July 20th, 1852 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1932 at 79 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Roberto Anzolin
Italian footballer (1938-2017).
Born April 18th, 1938 in Valdagno.
Died October 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Valdagno. [ref]
Gustave Bertrand
French military intelligence officer (1896–1976).
Born December 17th, 1896 in Nice.
Died May 23rd, 1976 at 79 years old in Toulon.
Jiří Sovák
Czech actor (1920–2000).
Born December 27th, 1920 in Prague.
Died September 6th, 2000 at 79 years old in Prague.
Parviz PoorHosseini
Iranian actor (1941–2020).
Born September 11th, 1941 in Tehran.
Died November 27th, 2020 at 79 years old in Tehran. [ref]
Eduardo Mallea
Argentine writer.
Born August 14th, 1903 in Bahía Blanca.
Died November 12th, 1982 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires.
Petr Vopěnka
Czech philosopher, mathematician, and politician.
Born May 16th, 1935 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2015 at 79 years old [ref]
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut