Dead at age 79
1,720 Notable deaths
Jean Delay
French psychiatrist (1907-1987).
Born November 14th, 1907 in Bayonne.
Died May 29th, 1987 at 79 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Hans Apel
German politician (spd) (1932-2011).
Born February 25th, 1932 in Hamburg.
Died September 6th, 2011 at 79 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
Zohar Manna
American-israeli computer scientist.
Born January 17th, 1939 in Haifa.
Died August 30th, 2018 at 79 years old in Netanya. [ref]
Dino Alfieri
Italian politician (1886–1966).
Born December 8th, 1886 in Bologna.
Died January 2nd, 1966 at 79 years old in Milan.
Shōhei Ōoka
Japanese writer (1909–1988).
Born March 6th, 1909 in Ushigome-ku, Tokyo. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1988 at 79 years old in Tokyo (stroke).
Paul Bonatz
German architect (1877-1956).
Born December 6th, 1877 in Solgne. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1956 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
Jackie Fields
American boxer (1908–1987).
Born February 9th, 1908 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1987 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Antonin Magne
French racing cyclist (1904–1983).
Born February 15th, 1904 in Ytrac.
Died September 8th, 1983 at 79 years old in Arcachon (Parkinson's disease).
Boris Paichadze
Soviet footballer (1915–1990).
Born February 4th, 1915 in Chokhatauri.
Died October 9th, 1994 at 79 years old in Tbilisi.
Franz Josef Degenhardt
German songwriter, writer and lawyer (1931–2011).
Born December 3rd, 1931 in Schwelm.
Died November 14th, 2011 at 79 years old in Quickborn. [ref]
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk