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Dead at age 79
1,601 Notable deaths
Rajendra K. Pachauri
Indian academic (1940-2020).
Born August 20th, 1940 in Nainital.
Died February 13th, 2020 at 79 years old in Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (heart disease). [ref]
Pierre Salinger
American senator and journalist.
Born June 14th, 1925 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2004 at 79 years old in Cavaillon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Duncan Sandys
British politician (1908-1987).
Born January 24th, 1908 in London.
Died November 26th, 1987 at 79 years old in London.
Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah
Emir of kuwait from 1977 to 2006.
Born June 29th, 1926 in Kuwait City.
Died January 15th, 2006 at 79 years old in Kuwait City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Mikhail Suslov
Soviet-era statesman (1902-1982).
Born November 21st, 1902 in Shakhovskoye.
Died January 26th, 1982 at 79 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Peter Scott
British ornithologist and conservationist (1909–1989).
Born September 14th, 1909 in London.
Died August 29th, 1989 at 79 years old in Bristol.
Marcel Pagnol
Novelist, playwright and filmmaker from france (1895-1974).
Born February 28th, 1895 in Aubagne. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1974 at 79 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Ian Brady
British serial killer, perpetrator of the moors murders.
Born January 2nd, 1938 in Glasgow.
Died May 15th, 2017 at 79 years old in Ashworth Hospital.
William A. Wellman
American director, actor (1896-1975).
Born February 29th, 1896 in Brookline. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1975 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia). [ref]
Lewis Terman
American educational psychologist and academic.
Born January 15th, 1877 in Johnson County.
Died December 21st, 1956 at 79 years old in Palo Alto.
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