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Dead at age 79
2,208 Notable deaths
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]
Jean-Léon Gérôme
French painter and sculptor (1824–1904).
Born May 11th, 1824 in Vesoul. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1904 at 79 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Paul Tillich
German-american theologian and philosopher.
Born August 20th, 1886 in Starosiedle.
Died October 22nd, 1965 at 79 years old in Chicago.
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
German-british 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).
Tariq Aziz
Iraqi foreign minister under saddam hussein (1936-2015).
Born April 28th, 1936 in Tel Keppe.
Died June 5th, 2015 at 79 years old in Nasiriyah (myocardial infarction).
Andrew Grove
Hungarian-born american businessman, engineer and author (1936–2016).
Born September 2nd, 1936 in United States, Budapest. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2016 at 79 years old in Los Altos (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
David Wilkerson
American pentecostal evangelist (1931–2011).
Born May 19th, 1931 in Hammond.
Died April 27th, 2011 at 79 years old in Texas, U.S. Route 175 (traffic collision). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 2208
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