Dead at age 79

2,195 Notable deaths

Maria Grzegorzewska

Polish educator (1888–1967).

Born April 18th, 1888.

Died May 7th, 1967 at 79 years old in Zalesie Dolne.

George Mary Searle

American astronomer (1839-1918).

Born June 27th, 1839 in London. [ref]

Died July 7th, 1918 at 79 years old in New York City.

Daniel Cornelius Danielssen

Norwegian dermatologist (1815-1893).

Born July 4th, 1815 in Bergen.

Died July 13th, 1894 at 79 years old in Bergen.

Olin J. Eggen

American astronomer (1919–1998).

Born July 9th, 1919 in Rock County.

Died October 2nd, 1998 at 79 years old in Canberra.

Obed Dlamini

Swazi politician (1937-2017).

Born April 4th, 1937 in Mhlosheni.

Died January 18th, 2017 at 79 years old in Johannesburg (disease). [ref]

Georgi Popov

Bulgarian footballer (1944–2024).

Born July 14th, 1944 in Plovdiv.

Died March 9th, 2024 at 79 years old in Plovdiv. [ref]

Jan Olsson

Swedish association football player and manager (1944–2023).

Born March 18th, 1944 in Kungshamn.

Died May 18th, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]

James McCrae

Scottish footballer and manager (1894-1974).

Born October 2nd, 1894 in Bridge of Weir.

Died September 3rd, 1974 at 79 years old in Paisley.

Eugène Goblet d'Alviella

Belgian lawyer and politician (1846-1925).

Born August 10th, 1846 in Brussels.

Died September 9th, 1925 at 79 years old in Ixelles.

Alfred Znamierowski

Polish vexillologist.

Born June 21st, 1940 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died October 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk