Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 79
1,601 Notable deaths
René Thom
French mathematician.
Born September 2nd, 1923 in Montbéliard. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2002 at 79 years old in Bures-sur-Yvette. [ref]
Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels
Austrian publicist.
Born July 19th, 1874 in Penzing. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1954 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Harry Hopman
Australian tennis player (1906-1985).
Born August 12th, 1906 in Sydney.
Died December 27th, 1985 at 79 years old in Largo.
Carlos Chávez
Mexican composer (1899–1978).
Born June 13th, 1899 in Popotla. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1978 at 79 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Léon Krier
Luxembourgian architect.
Born April 7th, 1946 in Luxembourg.
Died June 17th, 2025 at 79 years old in Palma (cancer). [ref]
Syed Putra of Perlis
3rd yang di-pertuan agong.
Born November 25th, 1920 in Arau.
Died April 16th, 2000 at 79 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Pablo Milanés
Cuban musician (1943–2022).
Born February 24th, 1943 in Bayamo.
Died November 22nd, 2022 at 79 years old in Madrid (cancer). [ref]
Victor J. Stenger
American philosopher.
Born January 29th, 1935 in Bayonne.
Died August 27th, 2014 at 79 years old in Hawaii (aortic aneurysm).
Gustav Rödel
German flying ace (1915-1995).
Born October 24th, 1915 in Merseburg.
Died February 6th, 1995 at 79 years old in Bonn.
Theodore Maiman
American physicist/inventor of first working laser.
Born July 11th, 1927 in Los Angeles.
Died May 5th, 2007 at 79 years old in Vancouver (mastocytosis). [ref]
Deaths 431 to 440 of 1601
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé