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Dead at age 79
2,209 Notable deaths
Alparslan Türkeş
Founder of turkish nationalist action party and grey wolves (1917–1997).
Born November 25th, 1917 in Nicosia.
Died April 4th, 1997 at 79 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Sweeney
American actor (1884–1963).
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.
Minoo Mumtaz
Indian actress (1942–2021).
Born April 26th, 1942 in Mumbai.
Died October 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Toronto (cancer).
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 (1879–1958).
Died December 12th, 1958 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Natalie Trundy
American actress (1940-2019).
Born August 5th, 1940 in Boston.
Died December 5th, 2019 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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