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Dead at age 79
1,551 Notable deaths
W. W. JOSE
English author of short stories and novels.
Born September 8th, 1863 in Wapping. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1943 at 79 years old in Islington. [ref]
Wifredo Lam
Cuban artist (1902-1982).
Born December 8th, 1902 in Sagua La Grande. [ref]
Died September 11th, 1982 at 79 years old in Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Yves Rocher
French businessman (1930-2009).
Born April 7th, 1930 in La Gacilly. [ref]
Died December 26th, 2009 at 79 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (leukemia). [ref]
Michael Ancram
British politician and peer (1945–2024).
Born July 7th, 1945 in London.
Died October 1st, 2024 at 79 years old [ref]
Milutin Milanković
Serbian mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, climatologist, and engineer.
Born May 28th, 1879 in Dalj. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1958 at 79 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Bill Blass
American fashion designer (1922-2002).
Born June 22nd, 1922 in Fort Wayne. [ref]
Died June 12th, 2002 at 79 years old in New Preston (esophageal cancer).
Jimmy Murphy
Welsh footballer and manager (1910-1989).
Born August 8th, 1910 in Glamorgan.
Died November 14th, 1989 at 79 years old in Manchester.
John Taliaferro Thompson
United states army officer (1860-1940).
Born December 31st, 1860 in Newport.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 79 years old in Great Neck.
Miguel Alemán Valdés
President of mexico.
Born September 29th, 1903. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1983 at 79 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Thom Bell
American record producer and arranger.
Born January 27th, 1943 in Kingston.
Died December 22nd, 2022 at 79 years old in Bellingham. [ref]
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche