Dead at age 79

2,210 Notable deaths

Anton Dolin

English ballet dancer and choreographer (1904-1983).

Born July 27th, 1904 in Slinfold.

Died November 25th, 1983 at 79 years old in Paris.

Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani

Catholic cardinal and apostolic nuncio (1871–1951).

Born October 1st, 1871 in Rome.

Died January 13th, 1951 at 79 years old in Rome (thrombosis).

Gerhard Roth

Austrian writer and screenwriter (1942-2022).

Born June 24th, 1942 in Graz.

Died February 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Graz. [ref]

Najma Chowdhury

Bangladeshi academic.

Born February 26th, 1942 in Sylhet.

Died August 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dhaka (COVID-19).

Vadim Mulerman

Soviet singer (1938-2018).

Born August 18th, 1938 in Kharkiv.

Died May 2nd, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City (cancer).

Edward L. G. Bowell

American astronomer (1943–2023).

Born November 26th, 1943 in London. [ref]

Died August 21st, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]

Wilhelm Wirtinger

Austrian mathematician (1865–1945).

Born July 15th, 1865 in Ybbs an der Donau.

Died January 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Ybbs an der Donau. [ref]

Arkady Migdal

Soviet physicist (1911-1991).

Born March 11th, 1911 in Lida.

Died February 9th, 1991 at 79 years old in Princeton.

Nikolai Sudzilovsky

Russian and hawaiian politician (1850–1930).

Born December 15th, 1850 in Mogilev. [ref]

Died April 30th, 1930 at 79 years old in Chongqing.

Pierre Broué

French historian (1926-2005).

Born May 8th, 1926 in Privas.

Died July 26th, 2005 at 79 years old in La Tronche.

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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer