Dead at age 79
1,720 Notable deaths
Henry Eriksson
Athletics competitor (1920–2000).
Born January 23rd, 1920 in Avesta.
Died January 8th, 2000 at 79 years old in Gävle.
Yuri Pshenichnikov
Soviet footballer (1940-2019).
Born June 2nd, 1940 in Tashkent.
Died December 20th, 2019 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Mónica Jiménez
Chilean politician (1940–2020).
Born December 25th, 1940 in Santiago.
Died August 25th, 2020 at 79 years old in Santiago (cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Yankilevsky
Russian artist (1938-2018).
Born February 15th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (leukemia).
Hector Dyer
Athletics competitor.
Born June 2nd, 1910 in Los Angeles.
Died May 19th, 1990 at 79 years old in Fullerton.
Laila Schou Nilsen
Norwegian tennis player, speed skater, alpine skier, motor racedriver, handball referee (1919-1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Vestre Aker.
Died July 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Oslo.
Jovan Žujović
Serbian anthropologist (1856–1936).
Born October 18th, 1856 in Brusnica.
Died July 19th, 1936 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
John McCormack
Scottish boxer (1935-2014).
Born January 9th, 1935 in Glasgow.
Died May 23rd, 2014 at 79 years old in Paisley. [ref]
Gianfranco Terenzi
Captain regent of san marino (1941-2020).
Born January 2nd, 1941 in San Marino.
Died May 20th, 2020 at 79 years old in Serravalle (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Boris Razinsky
Soviet footballer and manager (1933-2012).
Born July 12th, 1933 in Lyubertsy.
Died August 6th, 2012 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King