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Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
Queenie Smith
American actress (1898-1978).
Born September 8th, 1898 in New York City.
Died August 5th, 1978 at 79 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Cliff Bastin
English footballer (1912-1991).
Born March 14th, 1912 in Devon.
Died December 4th, 1991 at 79 years old in Exeter.
Ken Hughes
British film director (1922-2001).
Born January 19th, 1922 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2001 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lev Pontryagin
Soviet mathematician.
Born September 3rd, 1908 in Moscow.
Died May 3rd, 1988 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Oliver St. John Gogarty
Irish physician, writer and politician (1878-1957).
Born August 17th, 1878 in Dublin. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Archie Cochrane
Scottish doctor.
Born January 12th, 1909 in Galashiels.
Died June 18th, 1988 at 79 years old in Dorset.
Alberto Cortez
Argentine singer (1940-2019).
Born March 11th, 1940 in Rancul Department.
Died April 4th, 2019 at 79 years old in Móstoles.
William Dieterle
German/american actor, film director and art collector (1893-1972).
Born July 15th, 1893 in Ludwigshafen. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1972 at 79 years old in Ottobrunn.
Dušan Simović
First prime minister of yugoslavia in exile (1882-1962).
Born October 28th, 1882 in Kragujevac.
Died August 26th, 1962 at 79 years old in Belgrade (disease).
Namkhai Norbu
Tibetan dzogchen master (1938–2018).
Born December 8th, 1938 in Derge Town.
Died September 27th, 2018 at 79 years old in Arcidosso. [ref]
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