Dead at age 79
1,713 Notable deaths
Tore Eriksson
Olympic biathlete (1937-2017).
Born August 7th, 1937 in Transtrand.
Died February 17th, 2017 at 79 years old [ref]
Väinö Muinonen
Finnish distance runner (1898–1978).
Born December 30th, 1898 in Lappeenranta.
Died June 10th, 1978 at 79 years old in Imatra.
Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu
Roman catholic archbishop of the roman catholic archdiocese of santiago de cuba (1932–2011).
Born February 23rd, 1932 in San Luis.
Died July 21st, 2011 at 79 years old in Miami.
Antal Szendey
Hungarian rower.
Born March 7th, 1915 in Pestszenterzsébet.
Died May 6th, 1994 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Piet van der Horst
Dutch racing cyclist.
Born October 25th, 1903 in Klundert.
Died February 18th, 1983 at 79 years old in Breda.
Pavel Solovyov
Russian aircraft engineer (1917-1996).
Born June 26th, 1917 in Zavolzhsk. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1996 at 79 years old in Perm. [ref]
Ferdinand Buchanan
Sport shooter (1888-1967).
Born March 8th, 1888 in Eswatini. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1967 at 79 years old in Pretoria.
Romeo Rivers
Canadian ice hockey player (1907-1986).
Born March 28th, 1907 in Manitoba.
Died May 4th, 1986 at 79 years old in Winnipeg.
Pentti Lammio
Speed skater.
Born October 24th, 1919 in Tampere.
Died July 25th, 1999 at 79 years old in Lempäälä.
Julien Noël Costantin
French botanist (1857-1936).
Born August 16th, 1857 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1936 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel