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Dead at age 79
2,209 Notable deaths
John Rae
Scottish explorer (1813-1893).
Born September 30th, 1813 in Hall of Clestrain.
Died July 22nd, 1893 at 79 years old in Kensington.
Mykola Pidhornyi
Soviet politician (1903-1983).
Born February 18th, 1903 in Karlivka.
Died January 11th, 1983 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Ron Bushy
American drummer (1941–2021).
Born December 23rd, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 29th, 2021 at 79 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Paula Raymond
American actress (1924-2003).
Born November 23rd, 1924 in San Francisco.
Died December 31st, 2003 at 79 years old in West Hollywood (respiratory failure).
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]
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
Prince, painter (1903-1983).
Born October 10th, 1903 in Palace of the Marquess of Assche.
Died June 1st, 1983 at 79 years old in Ostend.
Vera Ralston
Czech-born figure skater and actor.
Born July 12th, 1923 in Prague.
Died February 9th, 2003 at 79 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Taimur bin Faisal Al Said
Sultan of oman (1886-1965).
Born January 1st, 1886 in Muscat.
Died January 28th, 1965 at 79 years old in Mumbai.
Matt Koehl
American neo-nazi politician and marine (1935-2014).
Born January 22nd, 1935 in Milwaukee.
Died October 9th, 2014 at 79 years old in New Berlin.
Ashalata Wabgaonkar
Indian actress.
Died September 22nd, 2020 at 79 years old in Satara (COVID-19). [ref]
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