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Dead at age 79
1,706 Notable deaths
Barindra Kumar Ghosh
Indian revolutionary and journalist.
Born January 5th, 1880 in Croydon.
Died April 18th, 1959 at 79 years old in Kolkata.
Shanta Shelke
Marathi poet and writer (1922–2002).
Born October 19th, 1922 in Pune.
Died June 6th, 2002 at 79 years old (cancer).
André Brink
South african writer.
Born May 29th, 1935 in Vrede. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2015 at 79 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
James Branch Cabell
American author.
Born April 14th, 1879 in Richmond. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1958 at 79 years old in Richmond (cerebral hemorrhage).
Walter Krupinski
German general and fighter pilot during world war ii (1920-2000).
Born November 11th, 1920 in Domnovo.
Died October 7th, 2000 at 79 years old in Neunkirchen-Seelscheid.
Patrick Williams
American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television (1938-2018).
Born April 23rd, 1939 in Bonne Terre.
Died July 25th, 2018 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
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).
Juan Antonio Villacañas
Spanish poet, essayist and critic (1922-2001).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Toledo.
Died August 21st, 2001 at 79 years old in Toledo.
Chang Cheh
Chinese film director, screenwriter and songwriter (1923-2002).
Born February 10th, 1923 in Shanghai.
Died June 22nd, 2002 at 79 years old in Hong Kong (pneumonia).
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