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Dead at age 79
1,601 Notable deaths
Edward Mandell House
American diplomat (1858-1938).
Born July 26th, 1858 in Houston. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1938 at 79 years old in New York City.
Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German prince (1918-1998).
Born November 29th, 1918 in Callenberg Castle.
Died January 23rd, 1998 at 79 years old in Amstetten.
William Lombardy
American chess player (1937-2017).
Born December 4th, 1937 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2017 at 79 years old in Martinez (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vince Gironda
American bodybuilder (1917-1997).
Born November 9th, 1917 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 1997 at 79 years old in Ventura County. [ref]
Betty Cuthbert
Australian sprinter.
Born April 20th, 1938 in Sydney.
Died August 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Mandurah (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Ron Bushy
American drummer.
Born December 23rd, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 29th, 2021 at 79 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Chris Dreja
English guitarist.
Born November 11th, 1945 in Surbiton.
Died September 25th, 2025 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
T. V. Soong
Chinese businessman and politician (1894-1971).
Born December 4th, 1891 in Shanghai.
Died April 26th, 1971 at 79 years old in San Francisco.
Martin Feldstein
American economist (1939-2019).
Born November 25th, 1939 in New York City.
Died June 11th, 2019 at 79 years old in Boston (cancer). [ref]
Erich Bauer
Holocaust perpetrator.
Born March 26th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died February 4th, 1980 at 79 years old in Tegel.
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