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Dead at age 79
1,704 Notable deaths
Tim Brooke-Taylor
English comedian and actor (1940-2020).
Born July 17th, 1940 in Buxton.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 79 years old in Cookham (COVID-19). [ref]
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
Spanish count.
Born June 20th, 1913 in San Ildefonso. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1993 at 79 years old in Pamplona (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Kate Smith
American singer (1907-1986).
Born May 1st, 1907 in Greenville. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1986 at 79 years old in Raleigh (diabetes).
George Balanchine
American choreographer, dancer and ballet master (1904–1983).
Born January 22nd, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 30th, 1983 at 79 years old in New York City (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease).
John Lindsay
American politician (1921–2000).
Born November 24th, 1921 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2000 at 79 years old in Hilton Head Island (Parkinson's disease).
The Hon. Alice Keppel
British society hostess and mistress of edward vii.
Born April 29th, 1868 in Glasgow.
Died September 11th, 1947 at 79 years old in Florence (liver cirrhosis).
Bob Guccione
American publisher and photographer (1930–2010).
Born December 17th, 1930 in New York City.
Died October 20th, 2010 at 79 years old in Plano (lung cancer). [ref]
Lucien Carr
American journalist.
Born March 1st, 1925 in New York City.
Died January 28th, 2005 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C. (bone cancer). [ref]
Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin
British-born american astronomer.
Born May 10th, 1900 in Wendover. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1979 at 79 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Qaboos bin Said Al Said
Sultan of oman from 1970 to 2020 (1940–2020).
Born November 18th, 1940 in Salalah.
Died January 10th, 2020 at 79 years old in Seeb (colorectal cancer). [ref]
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson