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Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
Percy Williams Bridgman
American physicist.
Born April 21st, 1882 in Cambridge.
Died August 20th, 1961 at 79 years old in Randolph (ballistic trauma).
R. C. Sherriff
Playwright (1896-1975).
Born June 6th, 1896 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1975 at 79 years old in Esher.
Abdelkader Bensalah
Algerian politician.
Born November 24th, 1941 in Fellaoucene. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2021 at 79 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital. [ref]
Lona Cohen
American spy for the soviet union.
Born January 11th, 1913 in Adams. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1992 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Catherine Hessling
French actress (1900-1979).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Moronvilliers. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1979 at 79 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Russell Simpson
American actor (1880-1959).
Born June 17th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died December 12th, 1959 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Howard Chandler Christy
American artist (1873-1952).
Born January 10th, 1873 in Zanesville. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1952 at 79 years old in Hotel des Artistes. [ref]
Milton Avery
American artist (1885-1965).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Altmar. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1965 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Claude Renoir
French cinematographer.
Born December 4th, 1913 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1993 at 79 years old in Troyes. [ref]
Billy Liddell
Scottish footballer (1922-2001).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Dunfermline.
Died July 3rd, 2001 at 79 years old in Liverpool.
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