Dead at age 79
1,768 Notable deaths
Robert H. Grubbs
Nobel prize winning american chemist (1942-2021).
Born February 27th, 1942 in Possum Trot.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 79 years old in Duarte. [ref]
Anjana Bhowmick
Indian actress.
Born December 30th, 1944 in Cooch Behar.
Died February 17th, 2024 at 79 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Big Joe Williams
American delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1903–1982).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Crawford.
Died December 17th, 1982 at 79 years old in Macon.
William Henry Vanderbilt III
59th governor of rhode island (1901–1981).
Born November 24th, 1901 in New York City.
Died April 14th, 1981 at 79 years old in Williamstown (cancer).
Billy Liddell
Scottish footballer (1922–2001).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Dunfermline.
Died July 3rd, 2001 at 79 years old in Liverpool.
Lasse Braun
Italian-french pornographic film director.
Born January 11th, 1936 in Algiers.
Died February 16th, 2015 at 79 years old in Rome (diabetes).
Surjit Patar
Indian punjabi language poet and writer (1945–2024).
Born January 14th, 1945 in Pattar Kalan.
Died May 11th, 2024 at 79 years old in Ludhiana. [ref]
al-Tayyib Salih
Sudanese writer.
Born July 12th, 1929 in Sudan, Al Dabbah. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2009 at 79 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Damon Knight
American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002).
Born September 19th, 1922 in Baker City.
Died April 15th, 2002 at 79 years old in Eugene.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner