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Dead at age 79
1,704 Notable deaths
Loni Anderson
American actress (1945–2025).
Born August 5th, 1945 in Saint Paul.
Died August 3rd, 2025 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Merle Haggard
American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016).
Born April 6th, 1937 in Bakersfield.
Died April 6th, 2016 at 79 years old in Palo Cedro (pneumonia). [ref]
Walter Matthau
American actor, comedian and director (1920–2000).
Born October 1st, 1920 in New York City.
Died July 1st, 2000 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction, colorectal cancer).
Tony Sirico
American film and television actor (1942-2022).
Born July 29th, 1942 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in Fort Lauderdale. [ref]
George Washington Carver
African american botanist and inventor (1864-1943).
Born January 1st, 1864 in United States, Diamond.
Died January 5th, 1943 at 79 years old in Tuskegee (anemia).
Danny Thomas
American actor, comedian, and humanitarian of lebanese parentage (1912–1991).
Born January 6th, 1912 in Deerfield.
Died February 6th, 1991 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (pneumothorax).
Pervez Musharraf
Leader of pakistan from 1999 to 2008.
Born August 11th, 1943 in Delhi.
Died February 5th, 2023 at 79 years old in American Hospital Dubai (amyloidosis). [ref]
René Auberjonois
American actor.
Born June 1st, 1940 in New York City.
Died December 8th, 2019 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Ferenc Puskás
Hungarian association football player (1927–2006).
Born April 1st, 1927 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2006 at 79 years old in Budapest (pneumonia). [ref]
Bernard Hill
British actor (1944-2024).
Born December 17th, 1944 in Blackley.
Died May 5th, 2024 at 79 years old in Reydon. [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