Dead at age 79
2,194 Notable deaths
Elmar Altvater
German marxist academic (1938-2018).
Born August 24th, 1938 in Kamen.
Died May 1st, 2018 at 79 years old in Berlin.
Robin Reed
Olympic wrestler (1899–1978).
Born October 20th, 1899 in Pettigrew.
Died December 20th, 1978 at 79 years old in Salem.
Harald Öhquist
Finnish general (1891-1971).
Born March 1st, 1891 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1971 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Klim Churyumov
Ukrainian astronomer and children's poet (1937–2016).
Born February 19th, 1937 in Mykolaiv.
Died October 14th, 2016 at 79 years old in Kharkiv (stroke). [ref]
Eugen Gerstenmaier
German politician (1906–1986).
Born August 25th, 1906 in Kirchheim unter Teck.
Died March 13th, 1986 at 79 years old in Remagen.
Don Dillaway
American actor (1903-1982).
Born March 17th, 1903 in New York City.
Died November 18th, 1982 at 79 years old in California (disease).
Doug Rogers
Canadian judoka (1941-2020).
Born January 26th, 1941 in Truro.
Died July 20th, 2020 at 79 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Bart McGhee
American soccer player (1899–1979).
Born April 30th, 1899 in Edinburgh.
Died January 26th, 1979 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
Yrjö Väisälä
Finnish astronomer and physicist.
Born September 6th, 1891 in Kontiolahti. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1971 at 79 years old in Rymättylä.
Louis Appia
Swiss-german surgeon, expert in military medicine, co-founder of the international committee of the red cross (icrc) (1818–1898).
Born October 13th, 1818 in Hanau.
Died March 1st, 1898 at 79 years old in Geneva.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon