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Dead at age 79
1,601 Notable deaths
Joan Robinson
English economist (1903–1983).
Born October 31st, 1903 in Camberley.
Died August 5th, 1983 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Helen Gahagan Douglas
American actress and politician.
Born November 25th, 1900 in Boonton. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1980 at 79 years old in Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (lung cancer, breast cancer). [ref]
Bryce Courtenay
Australian novelist.
Born August 14th, 1933 in Johannesburg.
Died November 22nd, 2012 at 79 years old in Canberra (stomach cancer).
Natalia Sedova
Russian revolutionary and second wife of leon trotsky (1882-1962).
Born April 5th, 1882 in Romny.
Died January 23rd, 1962 at 79 years old in Corbeil-Essonnes.
Phyllis Kirk
Actress (1927-2006).
Born September 18th, 1927 in Syracuse.
Died October 19th, 2006 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Keke Geladze
Mother of joseph stalin.
Born February 5th, 1858 in Gori. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1937 at 79 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
Jimmy Wang Yu
Taiwanese actor and filmmaker.
Born March 28th, 1943 in Shanghai.
Died April 5th, 2022 at 79 years old in Taipei. [ref]
Pitirim Sorokin
Russian sociologist (1889-1968).
Born February 4th, 1889 in Turya.
Died February 12th, 1968 at 79 years old in Winchester. [ref]
Lucille Bremer
American actress and dancer (1917-1996).
Born February 21st, 1917 in Amsterdam.
Died April 16th, 1996 at 79 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction).
James Hal Cone
American theologian.
Born August 5th, 1938 in Fordyce.
Died April 28th, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
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