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Dead at age 79
1,718 Notable deaths
Teodor Axentowicz
Polish artist (1859-1938).
Born May 13th, 1859 in Brașov. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1938 at 79 years old in Kraków.
Bert Roach
Actor (1891-1971).
Born August 21st, 1891 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 16th, 1971 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Conrad Felixmüller
German artist (1897-1977).
Born May 21st, 1897 in Dresden. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1977 at 79 years old in Zehlendorf. [ref]
Willard Van Dyke
American filmmaker and photographer (1906-1986).
Born December 5th, 1906 in Denver. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1986 at 79 years old in Jackson. [ref]
Timothy Manning
Irish american prelate (1909–1989).
Born November 15th, 1909 in Ireland.
Died June 23rd, 1989 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Peter M. Neumann
Mathematician (1940–2020).
Born December 28th, 1940 in Oxford.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 79 years old in Oxford (COVID-19). [ref]
Max Nettlau
German anarchist and historian.
Born April 30th, 1865 in Neuwaldegg.
Died July 23rd, 1944 at 79 years old in Amsterdam (stomach cancer).
Antony Padiyara
First major archbishop of the syro-malabar church.
Born February 11th, 1921 in Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor.
Died March 23rd, 2000 at 79 years old in Kakkanad.
Sérgio Buarque de Holanda
Brazilian writer and historian.
Born July 11th, 1902 in São Paulo.
Died April 24th, 1982 at 79 years old in São Paulo.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde