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Dead at age 79
1,704 Notable deaths
Jaime Escalante
Educator from bolivia.
Born December 31st, 1930 in La Paz.
Died March 30th, 2010 at 79 years old in Roseville (bladder cancer). [ref]
Sam Rayburn
Speaker of the united states house of representatives (1955-1961), american politician (1882–1961).
Born January 6th, 1882 in Roane County.
Died November 16th, 1961 at 79 years old in Bonham (pancreatic cancer).
William Carlos Williams
American poet (1883-1963).
Born September 17th, 1883 in Rutherford.
Died March 4th, 1963 at 79 years old in Rutherford.
Lillian Hellman
American dramatist and screenwriter (1905-1984).
Born June 20th, 1905 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1984 at 79 years old in Dukes County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Indian politician (1936-2016).
Born January 12th, 1936 in Bijbehara.
Died January 7th, 2016 at 79 years old in New Delhi (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Rodney Bewes
British actor (1937–2017).
Born November 27th, 1937 in Bingley.
Died November 21st, 2017 at 79 years old in Manchester (disease). [ref]
Paul Tillich
German-american theologian and philosopher.
Born August 20th, 1886 in Starosiedle. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1965 at 79 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Amiri Baraka
African-american writer (1934–2014).
Born October 7th, 1934 in Newark. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2014 at 79 years old in Newark (surgical complications). [ref]
Dana Wynter
Actress (1931-2011).
Born June 8th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died May 5th, 2011 at 79 years old in Ojai (heart failure). [ref]
Jerome Robbins
American choreographer and director (1918–1998).
Born October 11th, 1918 in New York City.
Died July 29th, 1998 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 1704
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