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Dead at age 79
1,705 Notable deaths
Frank Dobson
British politician (1940-2019).
Born March 15th, 1940 in York.
Died November 11th, 2019 at 79 years old
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.
Leonard Woolley
British archaeologist.
Born April 17th, 1880 in Upper Clapton.
Died February 20th, 1960 at 79 years old in London.
Eddie Constantine
American-born french actor and singer (1913–1993).
Born October 29th, 1913 in Los Angeles.
Died February 25th, 1993 at 79 years old in Wiesbaden (myocardial infarction).
Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
British politician (1944–2023).
Died December 3rd, 2023 at 79 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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]
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Brazilian politician (1905–1985), president of brazil (1969–1974).
Born December 4th, 1905 in Bagé.
Died October 9th, 1985 at 79 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).
Karl Rapp
German engineer (1882-1962).
Born September 24th, 1882 in Ehingen.
Died May 26th, 1962 at 79 years old in Locarno.
Georges Moustaki
Egyptian-french singer-songwriter of jewish italo-greek origin; recording artist (1934-2013).
Born May 3rd, 1934 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2013 at 79 years old in Nice (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Jaroslav Drobný
Czech tennis and ice hockey player (1921–2001).
Born October 12th, 1921 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2001 at 79 years old in London.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 1705
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