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Dead at age 79
1,601 Notable deaths
Anne Seymour
American actress (1909-1988).
Born September 11th, 1909 in Manhattan.
Died December 8th, 1988 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Rossana Podestà
Italian actress (1934-2013).
Born August 20th, 1934 in Tripoli.
Died December 10th, 2013 at 79 years old in Rome (brain cancer). [ref]
Frederick Soddy
Chemist and physicist from england (1877-1956).
Born September 2nd, 1877 in Eastbourne. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Purushottam Das Tandon
Indian freedom fighter.
Born August 1st, 1882 in Allahabad.
Died July 1st, 1962 at 79 years old
Doug Scott
British mountaineer (1941-2020).
Born May 29th, 1941 in Nottingham.
Died December 7th, 2020 at 79 years old in Cumbria (cerebral lymphoma). [ref]
Dixy Lee Ray
Seventeenth governor of washington (1914-1994).
Born September 3rd, 1914 in Tacoma.
Died January 2nd, 1994 at 79 years old in Fox Island (infection).
Keith Holyoake
Viceroy, prime minister of new zealand, politician (1904-1983).
Born February 11th, 1904 in Pahiatua.
Died December 8th, 1983 at 79 years old in Wellington.
Emílio Garrastazu Médici
Brazilian politician (1905-1985).
Born December 4th, 1905 in Bagé.
Died October 9th, 1985 at 79 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).
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.
Aziz Nesin
Turkish writer.
Born December 20th, 1915 in Istanbul, Heybeliada. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1995 at 79 years old in Alaçatı (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young