Dead at age 79

2,194 Notable deaths

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 (1865–1944).

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 (1902–1982).

Born July 11th, 1902 in São Paulo.

Died April 24th, 1982 at 79 years old in São Paulo.

Jimmy Bond

American jazz bassist (1933–2012).

Born January 27th, 1933 in Philadelphia.

Died April 26th, 2012 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Thomas C. Hanks

American seismologist.

Born November 29th, 1944 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died March 5th, 2024 at 79 years old [ref]

Zekiye Sultan

Ottoman princess, daughter of abdul hamid ii (1872–1950).

Born January 12th, 1871 in Istanbul.

Died July 13th, 1950 at 79 years old in Pau.

Yui Mitsue

Japanese general (1860–1940).

Born November 27th, 1860 in Tosa Province.

Died September 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Japan.

Nita Barrow

Bgovernor-general of barbados.

Born November 15th, 1916 in Barbados, Saint Lucy. [ref]

Died December 19th, 1995 at 79 years old in Bridgetown (stroke). [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