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Dead at age 79
1,706 Notable deaths
Raffaele Cutolo
Italian murderer (1941-2021).
Born December 20th, 1941 in Ottaviano.
Died February 17th, 2021 at 79 years old in Ospedale di Parma. [ref]
Oskar Homolka
Austrian actor (1898–1978).
Born August 12th, 1898 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1978 at 79 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells (pneumonia). [ref]
Stuart Rosenberg
American film director.
Born August 11th, 1927 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 15th, 2007 at 79 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alan Gilzean
Scottish footballer and manager (1938–2018).
Born October 22nd, 1938 in Coupar Angus. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2018 at 79 years old in Glasgow (brain cancer). [ref]
Pierre Plantard
French draughtsman (1920-2000).
Born March 18th, 1920 in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2000 at 79 years old in Colombes. [ref]
Hisham Kabbani
American sufi leader.
Born January 28th, 1945 in Beirut.
Died December 4th, 2024 at 79 years old in Fenton. [ref]
Prince Carlos of the Two Sicilies
Two sicilian and spanish royal (1870–1949).
Born November 10th, 1870 in Gries am Brenner. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1949 at 79 years old in Seville.
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]
Early Wynn
American baseball player (1920-1999).
Born January 6th, 1920 in Hartford.
Died April 4th, 1999 at 79 years old in Venice.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 1706
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson