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Dead at age 79
1,601 Notable deaths
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.
Alfred Ryder
American actor (1916-1995).
Born January 5th, 1916 in New York City.
Died April 16th, 1995 at 79 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease).
José Nápoles
Cuban-mexican boxer (1940-2019).
Born April 13th, 1940 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died August 16th, 2019 at 79 years old in Mexico City (disease). [ref]
André Brink
South african writer.
Born May 29th, 1935 in Vrede. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2015 at 79 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Harry Chauvel
Australian army officer.
Born April 16th, 1865 in Tabulam.
Died March 4th, 1945 at 79 years old in Melbourne.
Walter Krupinski
German general and fighter pilot during world war ii (1920-2000).
Born November 11th, 1920 in Domnovo.
Died October 7th, 2000 at 79 years old in Neunkirchen-Seelscheid.
Harry Wu
Chinese activist (1937-2016).
Born February 8th, 1937 in Shanghai.
Died April 26th, 2016 at 79 years old in Honduras (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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