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Dead at age 79
1,767 Notable deaths
Iris Murdoch
Irish-born british writer and philosopher (1919–1999).
Born July 15th, 1919 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1999 at 79 years old in Oxford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Hermione Baddeley
British character actress of theatre, film and television (1906-1986).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Broseley.
Died August 19th, 1986 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Mircea Eliade
Romanian-american historian, writer, philosopher and professor at the university of chicago (1907–1986).
Born March 22nd, 1907 in Bucharest.
Died April 22nd, 1986 at 79 years old in Chicago.
Milton Obote
President of uganda (1966–1971; 1980–1985).
Born December 28th, 1925 in Uganda, Apac. [ref]
Died October 10th, 2005 at 79 years old in Johannesburg (kidney failure). [ref]
John Challis
English actor.
Born August 16th, 1942 in Bristol.
Died September 19th, 2021 at 79 years old [ref]
Bobby Rydell
American singer and teen idol.
Born April 26th, 1942 in Philadelphia.
Died April 5th, 2022 at 79 years old in Abington Township (pneumonia). [ref]
Karlheinz Stockhausen
German composer.
Born August 22nd, 1928 in Mödrath castle. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2007 at 79 years old in Kürten (heart failure). [ref]
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet politician (1895-1975).
Born June 11th, 1895 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1975 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Mary Beth Hurt
American stage and film actress.
Born September 26th, 1946 in Marshalltown.
Died March 28th, 2026 at 79 years old in Jersey City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Nathalie Delon
French actress and director (1941-2021).
Born August 1st, 1941 in Oujda.
Died January 21st, 2021 at 79 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 1767
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