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Dead at age 79
2,209 Notable deaths
Edward Wilmot Blyden
Liberian politician (1832-1912).
Born August 3rd, 1832 in Saint Thomas. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1912 at 79 years old in Freetown, Sierra Leone. [ref]
Reed Owen Smoot
United states senator and lds apostle (1862–1941).
Born January 10th, 1862 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 9th, 1941 at 79 years old in St. Petersburg.
Rex Everhart
American actor, singer (1920-2000).
Born June 13th, 1920 in Watseka.
Died March 13th, 2000 at 79 years old in Branford (lung cancer).
Purushottam Das Tandon
Indian freedom fighter (1882–1962).
Born August 1st, 1882 in Prayagraj.
Died July 1st, 1962 at 79 years old in Prayagraj.
F. F. Bruce
British biblical scholar (1910-1990).
Born October 12th, 1910 in Elgin.
Died September 11th, 1990 at 79 years old in Buxton.
David McKinley
American politician.
Born March 28th, 1947 in Wheeling.
Died April 17th, 2026 at 79 years old in Wheeling. [ref]
Aziz Nesin
Turkish writer (1915–1995).
Born December 20th, 1915 in Istanbul, Heybeliada. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1995 at 79 years old in Alaçatı (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Malcolm MacDonald
British politician and diplomat (1901-1981).
Born August 17th, 1901 in Lossiemouth.
Died January 11th, 1981 at 79 years old in Maidstone.
Doug Scott
British mountaineer (1941-2020).
Born May 29th, 1941 in Nottingham.
Died December 7th, 2020 at 79 years old in Cumbria (cerebral lymphoma). [ref]
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]
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