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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Necati Cumalı
Turkish novelist (1921–2001).
Born January 13th, 1921 in Florina.
Died January 10th, 2001 at 79 years old in Istanbul (liver cancer).
Ralph P. Boas, Jr.
American mathematician (1912–1992).
Born August 8th, 1912 in Walla Walla.
Died July 25th, 1992 at 79 years old in Seattle.
Theodore Lyman
American physicist (1874–1954).
Born November 23rd, 1874 in Boston.
Died October 11th, 1954 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Dušan Jurkovič
Slovak architect (1868-1947).
Born August 23rd, 1868 in Turá Lúka. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1947 at 79 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Sammy Baird
Scottish footballer and manager (1930-2010).
Died April 21st, 2010 at 79 years old in Bangor. [ref]
Bas van der Vlies
Dutch politician (1942–2021).
Born June 29th, 1942 in Sliedrecht.
Died November 7th, 2021 at 79 years old in Utrecht (cancer). [ref]
Craig Venter
American biotechnologist and businessman (1946–2026).
Born October 14th, 1946 in Salt Lake City.
Died April 29th, 2026 at 79 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi
Ukrainian writer (1838–1918).
Born November 25th, 1838 in Stebliv.
Died April 15th, 1918 at 79 years old in Kyiv.
Herbert Spencer Jennings
American biologist (1868–1947).
Born April 8th, 1868 in Tonica.
Died April 14th, 1947 at 79 years old in Santa Monica.
Viktor Zubkov
Russian basketball player (1937–2016).
Born April 24th, 1937 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died October 16th, 2016 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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