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Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
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).
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]
Edwin O. Reischauer
American diplomat (1910-1990).
Born October 15th, 1910 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1990 at 79 years old in La Jolla (hepatitis). [ref]
Kan'in Kotohito
Japanese general (1865-1945).
Born November 10th, 1865 in Kyoto.
Died May 21st, 1945 at 79 years old in Odawara.
Jessie Ralph
Actress (1864-1944).
Born November 5th, 1864 in Gloucester.
Died May 30th, 1944 at 79 years old in Gloucester (disease).
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]
Rodolfo Hernández Suárez
Colombian politician (1945–2024).
Born March 26th, 1945 in Piedecuesta.
Died September 2nd, 2024 at 79 years old in Piedecuesta (surgical complications). [ref]
Samuel Bodman
United states secretary of energy and previously deputy secretary of the u.s. treasury department..
Born November 26th, 1938 in Chicago.
Died September 7th, 2018 at 79 years old in El Paso (neurological disorder).
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan