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Dead at age 79
1,705 Notable deaths
W. Lee O'Daniel
American politician.
Born March 11th, 1890 in Malta.
Died May 11th, 1969 at 79 years old in Dallas.
Helen E. Fisher
Canadian anthropologist.
Born May 31st, 1945 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2024 at 79 years old in The Bronx. [ref]
John Taliaferro Thompson
United states army officer (1860-1940).
Born December 31st, 1860 in Newport.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 79 years old in Great Neck.
James Hal Cone
American theologian.
Born August 5th, 1938 in Fordyce.
Died April 28th, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
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).
Pat Patterson
Canadian-american professional wrestler.
Born January 19th, 1941 in Montreal.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 79 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
Wifredo Lam
Cuban artist (1902-1982).
Born December 8th, 1902 in Sagua La Grande.
Died September 11th, 1982 at 79 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Lonnie Smith
American jazz musician.
Born July 3rd, 1942 in Lackawanna.
Died September 28th, 2021 at 79 years old in Fort Lauderdale (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
John Keel
American writer (1930-2009).
Born March 25th, 1930 in New York City.
Died July 3rd, 2009 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Francis Lee
English footballer (1944–2023).
Born April 29th, 1944 in Westhoughton.
Died October 2nd, 2023 at 79 years old in Manchester (cancer). [ref]
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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius