Dead at age 79
1,704 Notable deaths
Reg Park
British bodybuilder (1928-2007).
Born June 7th, 1928 in Leeds. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 2007 at 79 years old in Johannesburg (melanoma). [ref]
Hans Wilsdorf
German watchmaker (1881-1960).
Born March 23rd, 1881 in Kulmbach.
Died July 6th, 1960 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Karl Pearson
English mathematician and biometrician.
Born March 27th, 1857 in London. [ref]
Died April 27th, 1936 at 79 years old in Coldharbour. [ref]
Erhard Milch
German general; defendant in the milch trial (1892-1972).
Born March 30th, 1892 in Wilhelmshaven.
Died January 25th, 1972 at 79 years old in Wuppertal.
Mireille Darc
French actress and director.
Born May 15th, 1938 in Toulon. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2017 at 79 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Alexandra Kollontai
Soviet diplomat (1872-1952).
Born March 31st, 1872 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1952 at 79 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Nissim Ezekiel
Indian poet (1924–2004).
Born December 14th, 1924 in Mumbai.
Died January 9th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mumbai.
Richard Brooks
American screenwriter, film director and producer (1912-1992).
Born May 18th, 1912 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1992 at 79 years old in Studio City (heart failure). [ref]
Bob Crosby
American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913-1993).
Born August 23rd, 1913 in Washington. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1993 at 79 years old in La Jolla (cancer).
Deaths 141 to 150 of 1704
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir