Dead at age 79

1,720 Notable deaths

Cas Janssens

Dutch footballer (1944–2024).

Born August 3rd, 1944 in Tilburg.

Died July 4th, 2024 at 79 years old in Nîmes. [ref]

Francis de Miomandre

French writer.

Born May 22nd, 1880 in Tours. [ref]

Died August 1st, 1959 at 79 years old in Saint-Brieuc. [ref]

Frank Henry

American equestrian (1909–1989).

Born December 15th, 1909 in Cambridge.

Died August 25th, 1989 at 79 years old in Chesterfield.

Anatoly Sofronov

Soviet author, poet and writer (1911-1990).

Born January 19th, 1911 in Minsk. [ref]

Died September 10th, 1990 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Parviz Jalayer

Weightlifter (1939-2019).

Born October 6th, 1939 in Tehran.

Died July 6th, 2019 at 79 years old [ref]

Gustave Sandras

Gymnast (1872-1951).

Born February 24th, 1872 in Croix. [ref]

Died June 21st, 1951 at 79 years old in Flers-lez-Lille. [ref]

Vilnis Edvīns Bresis

Latvian politician (1938–2017).

Born January 30th, 1938 in Jelgava.

Died October 25th, 2017 at 79 years old in Latvia (pulmonary edema). [ref]

Ladislav Pešek

Czechoslovak actor (1906–1986).

Born October 4th, 1906 in Brno. [ref]

Died July 13th, 1986 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]

Aloisia Kirschner

Austrian writer.

Born June 16th, 1854 in Prague.

Died February 10th, 1934 at 79 years old in Košátky Castle.

Petr Weigl

Czech director (1939-2018).

Born March 16th, 1939 in Brno. [ref]

Died July 14th, 2018 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]

Deaths 1401 to 1410 of 1720

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi