Dead at age 79
1,713 Notable deaths
Walter Frederick Gale
Australian astronomer and banker (1865-1945).
Born November 27th, 1865 in Paddington.
Died June 1st, 1945 at 79 years old in Waverley.
Matilda Howell
American archer.
Born August 28th, 1859 in Lebanon.
Died December 20th, 1938 at 79 years old in Norwood.
Hossein Sadaghiani
Iranian footballer (1903–1982).
Born January 1st, 1903 in Tabriz.
Died December 1st, 1982 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Albert Bogen
Austrian fencer (1882-1961).
Born April 8th, 1882 in Kikinda.
Died July 14th, 1961 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Henry Eriksson
Athletics competitor (1920–2000).
Born January 23rd, 1920 in Avesta.
Died January 8th, 2000 at 79 years old in Gävle.
Yuri Pshenichnikov
Soviet footballer (1940-2019).
Born June 2nd, 1940 in Tashkent.
Died December 20th, 2019 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Mónica Jiménez
Chilean politician (1940–2020).
Born December 25th, 1940 in Santiago.
Died August 25th, 2020 at 79 years old in Santiago (cancer). [ref]
Vladimir Yankilevsky
Russian artist (1938-2018).
Born February 15th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (leukemia).
Hector Dyer
Athletics competitor.
Born June 2nd, 1910 in Los Angeles.
Died May 19th, 1990 at 79 years old in Fullerton.
Laila Schou Nilsen
Norwegian tennis player, speed skater, alpine skier, motor racedriver, handball referee (1919-1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Vestre Aker.
Died July 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Oslo.
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling