Dead at age 79

2,210 Notable deaths

Ernesto de la Guardia

President of panama (1904-1983).

Born March 30th, 1904 in Panama City.

Died May 2nd, 1983 at 79 years old in Panama City.

Erol Günaydın

Turkish actor (1933–2012).

Born April 16th, 1933 in Akçaabat. [ref]

Died October 15th, 2012 at 79 years old in Istanbul (heart failure).

Elizabeth Drew Stoddard

United states poet and novelist (1823–1902).

Born May 6th, 1823 in Mattapoisett. [ref]

Died August 1st, 1902 at 79 years old

Gottfried Schatz

Biochemist (1936-2015).

Born August 18th, 1936 in Strem.

Died October 1st, 2015 at 79 years old in Basel.

Louis Lewin

1850-1929 german botanist and pharmacologist.

Born November 9th, 1850 in Tuchola.

Died December 1st, 1929 at 79 years old in Berlin.

Sergio Bertoni

Italian footballer (1915-1995).

Born September 23rd, 1915 in Pisa.

Died February 15th, 1995 at 79 years old in La Spezia.

Johann Peter Kirsch

Luxembourgish archaeologist and anthropologist (1861–1941).

Born November 3rd, 1861 in Dippach.

Died February 4th, 1941 at 79 years old in Rome.

Paul Cremona

Catholic archbishop (1946–2025).

Born January 25th, 1946 in Valletta.

Died March 18th, 2025 at 79 years old in Birkirkara. [ref]

William Willcocks

British civil engineer (1852–1932).

Born September 27th, 1852 in India.

Died July 28th, 1932 at 79 years old in Cairo.

Emil Paul Tscherrig

Swiss roman catholic archbishop and vatican diplomat (1947-2026).

Born February 3rd, 1947 in Unterems.

Died May 12th, 2026 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]

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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot