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Dead at age 79
1,551 Notable deaths
William Henry Bragg
British scientist.
Born July 2nd, 1862 in Wigton. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1942 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Yvonne de Gaulle
Wife of charles de gaulle (1900-1979).
Born May 22nd, 1900 in Calais. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1979 at 79 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris, Val-de-Grâce (cancer). [ref]
Vera Ralston
Czech-born figure skater and actor.
Born July 12th, 1923 in Prague.
Died February 9th, 2003 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
John Beradino
American infielder in major league baseball and an actor (1917-1996).
Born May 1st, 1917 in Los Angeles.
Died May 19th, 1996 at 79 years old in Beverly Hills (pancreatic cancer).
Helen E. Fisher
Canadian anthropologist.
Born May 31st, 1945 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2024 at 79 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
Eberhard von Mackensen
German general.
Born September 24th, 1889 in Bydgoszcz.
Died May 19th, 1969 at 79 years old in Neumünster.
Norman Burton
American actor.
Born December 5th, 1923 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2003 at 79 years old in Ajijic (traffic collision). [ref]
Matthäus Hetzenauer
Austrian sniper.
Born December 23rd, 1924 in Brixen im Thale.
Died October 3rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Brixen im Thale.
Taimur bin Feisal
Sultan of oman (1886-1965).
Born January 1st, 1886 in Muscat.
Died January 28th, 1965 at 79 years old in Mumbai.
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
British army officer (1880-1959).
Born May 6th, 1880 in Edinburgh.
Died September 22nd, 1959 at 79 years old in London.
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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