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Dead at age 79
1,599 Notable deaths
Amadeo Giannini
American businessman and banker (1870-1949).
Born May 6th, 1870 in San Jose.
Died June 3rd, 1949 at 79 years old in San Mateo.
Giovanni Agnelli
Italian entrepreneur (1866-1945).
Born August 13th, 1866 in Villar Perosa. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1945 at 79 years old in Turin. [ref]
Marcel Breuer
Hungarian-american architect.
Born May 21st, 1902 in Pécs. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Billy McNeill
Scottish footballer and manager (1940-2019).
Born March 2nd, 1940 in Bellshill.
Died April 22nd, 2019 at 79 years old in Newton Mearns (dementia). [ref]
John Fowles
English novelist.
Born March 31st, 1926 in Leigh-on-Sea. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2005 at 79 years old in Lyme Regis (stroke). [ref]
Priscilla Lane
American actress (1915-1995).
Born June 12th, 1915 in Indianola. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1995 at 79 years old in Andover (lung cancer). [ref]
Vallathol Narayana Menon
Indian poet (1878-1958).
Born October 16th, 1878 in Malappuram.
Died March 13th, 1958 at 79 years old in Kerala.
Leo Burnett
American advertising executive.
Born October 21st, 1891 in St. Johns.
Died June 7th, 1971 at 79 years old in Lake Zurich.
Larry Doby
American baseball player.
Born December 13th, 1923 in Camden.
Died June 18th, 2003 at 79 years old in Montclair (bone cancer).
Desi Bouterse
Leader of suriname (1980–1987, 2010–2020).
Born October 13th, 1945 in Domburg.
Died December 23rd, 2024 at 79 years old in Suriname. [ref]
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