Dead at age 79
1,720 Notable deaths
David Toro
President of bolivia (1898-1977).
Born June 24th, 1898 in Sucre.
Died July 25th, 1977 at 79 years old in Santiago.
Vija Artmane
Actress (1929-2008).
Born August 21st, 1929 in Kaive.
Died October 11th, 2008 at 79 years old in Strenči. [ref]
George Senesky
American basketball player and coach.
Born April 4th, 1922 in Mahanoy City.
Died June 26th, 2001 at 79 years old in Cape May Court House.
Edoardo Sanguineti
Italian writer (1930-2010).
Born December 9th, 1930 in Genoa. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2010 at 79 years old in Genoa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Zully Moreno
Argentine actress (1920–1999).
Born October 17th, 1920 in Villa Ballester.
Died December 25th, 1999 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (Alzheimer's disease).
Mikhail Lavrentyev
Russian mathematician (1900-1980).
Born November 19th, 1900 in Kazan.
Died October 15th, 1980 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Roman Kartsev
Russian actor and stand-up comic.
Died October 2nd, 2018 at 79 years old in Moscow (cardiac arrest).
Gale Henry
American actress.
Born April 15th, 1893 in Bear Valley.
Died June 17th, 1972 at 79 years old in Palmdale (pneumonia).
Marc Camoletti
French playwright (1923–2003).
Born November 16th, 1923 in Geneva.
Died July 18th, 2003 at 79 years old in Benerville-sur-Mer.
Hub van Doorne
Dutch businessman (1900–1979).
Born January 1st, 1900 in America.
Died May 23rd, 1979 at 79 years old in Deurne.
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