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Dead at age 79
1,705 Notable deaths
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]
Gigi Riva
Italian association football player (1944–2024).
Born November 7th, 1944 in Leggiuno.
Died January 22nd, 2024 at 79 years old in Cagliari (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Louis Chiron
Monegasque racing driver.
Born August 3rd, 1899 in Monaco.
Died June 22nd, 1979 at 79 years old in Monte Carlo.
Carolee Schneemann
American visual experimental artist (1939–2019).
Born October 12th, 1939 in Fox Chase.
Died March 6th, 2019 at 79 years old in New Paltz (breast cancer).
Chinghiz Aitmatov
Soviet and kyrgyz author (1928–2008).
Born December 12th, 1928 in Sheker.
Died June 10th, 2008 at 79 years old in Nuremberg (pneumonia, kidney failure). [ref]
Richard Codey
New jersey state senator and former governor of new jersey.
Born November 27th, 1946 in Orange.
Died January 11th, 2026 at 79 years old in Roseland. [ref]
Giles Gilbert Scott
English architect (1880–1960).
Born November 9th, 1880 in Hampstead.
Died February 8th, 1960 at 79 years old in London (lung cancer).
Lewis Terman
American educational psychologist and academic (1877–1956).
Born January 15th, 1877 in Johnson County.
Died December 21st, 1956 at 79 years old in Palo Alto.
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.
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