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Dead at age 79
1,705 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]
Michael Ancram
British politician and peer (1945–2024).
Born July 7th, 1945 in London.
Died October 1st, 2024 at 79 years old [ref]
Alparslan Türkeş
Turkish politician (1917–1997).
Born November 25th, 1917 in Nicosia.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 79 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Sweeney
American actor.
Born July 26th, 1884 in Philadelphia.
Died November 25th, 1963 at 79 years old in New York City.
Courtney Hodges
United states general (1887-1966).
Born January 5th, 1887 in Perry.
Died January 16th, 1966 at 79 years old in San Antonio.
Pitirim Sorokin
Russian sociologist (1889-1968).
Born February 4th, 1889 in Turya.
Died February 12th, 1968 at 79 years old in Winchester.
Ian Brady
British serial killer, perpetrator of the moors murders (1938–2017).
Born January 2nd, 1938 in Glasgow.
Died May 15th, 2017 at 79 years old in Ashworth Hospital (lung disease).
Bruno Kreisky
Austrian diplomat and chancellor (1911–1990).
Born January 22nd, 1911 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1990 at 79 years old in Vienna (heart failure). [ref]
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]
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]
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