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Dead at age 79
1,599 Notable deaths
Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin
British-born american astronomer.
Born May 10th, 1900 in Wendover. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1979 at 79 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Alf Ramsey
English association football player and manager (1920-1999).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Dagenham.
Died April 28th, 1999 at 79 years old in Ipswich (myocardial infarction).
Karl Pearson
English mathematician and biometrician.
Born March 27th, 1857 in London. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1936 at 79 years old in Coldharbour. [ref]
Tony Allen
Nigerian drummer, composer, songwriter (1940-2020).
Born July 20th, 1940 in Lagos.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 79 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Maria Schell
Actress (1926-2005).
Born January 15th, 1926 in Vienna. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2005 at 79 years old in Preitenegg (pneumonia). [ref]
Qaboos bin Said Al Said
Sultan of oman from 1970 to 2020.
Born November 18th, 1940 in Salalah.
Died January 20th, 2020 at 79 years old in Seeb (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Amos Oz
Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939-2018).
Born May 4th, 1939 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died December 28th, 2018 at 79 years old in Petah Tikva (cancer). [ref]
Nissim Ezekiel
Indian poet.
Born December 14th, 1924 in Mumbai.
Died January 9th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet diplomat.
Born July 18th, 1909 in Staryja HramykŃ–.
Died July 2nd, 1989 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Sophie Tucker
Russian-born american singer, comedian, actress and radio personality.
Born January 13th, 1887 in Tulchyn. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1966 at 79 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
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