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

Edwin O. Reischauer

American diplomat (1910-1990).

Born October 15th, 1910 in Tokyo.

Died September 1st, 1990 at 79 years old in La Jolla (hepatitis).

Kan'in Kotohito

Japanese prince and 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).

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.

Deaths 441 to 450 of 1601

Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir