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Dead at age 79
1,704 Notable deaths
Fred Ward
American actor (1942–2022).
Born December 30th, 1942 in San Diego.
Died May 8th, 2022 at 79 years old in San Diego. [ref]
John Ford
American film director (1894–1973).
Born February 1st, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth.
Died August 31st, 1973 at 79 years old in Palm Desert (stomach cancer).
Edward G. Robinson
Romanian-american actor (1893-1973).
Born December 12th, 1893 in Bucharest.
Died January 26th, 1973 at 79 years old in Hollywood (bladder cancer).
Paulette Goddard
American actress (1910-1990).
Born June 3rd, 1910 in Queens.
Died April 23rd, 1990 at 79 years old in Ronco sopra Ascona (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joan Clarke
English cryptanalyst.
Born June 24th, 1917 in West Norwood.
Died September 4th, 1996 at 79 years old in Headington.
Vangelis
Greek musician and composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, and orchestral music.
Born March 29th, 1943 in Agria. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2022 at 79 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (COVID-19). [ref]
Geoffrey Lewis
American actor (1935-2015).
Born July 31st, 1935 in San Diego.
Died April 7th, 2015 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Jocelyn Wildenstein
Swiss socialite (1940–2024).
Born September 7th, 1945 in Lausanne.
Died December 31st, 2024 at 79 years old in Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
David H. Koch
American billionaire heir and businessman.
Born May 3rd, 1940 in Wichita. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Southampton (prostate cancer). [ref]
Terry Funk
American professional wrestler and actor (1944-2023).
Born June 30th, 1944 in Hammond.
Died August 23rd, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]
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