Dead at age 79
1,769 Notable deaths
Milton Avery
American artist (1885–1965).
Born March 7th, 1885 in Altmar.
Died January 3rd, 1965 at 79 years old in New York City.
William McIlvanney
British writer, precursor of tartan noir genre (1936–2015).
Born November 25th, 1936 in Kilmarnock.
Died December 5th, 2015 at 79 years old in Netherlee (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Shana Alexander
American journalist (1925–2005).
Born October 6th, 1925 in New York City.
Died June 23rd, 2005 at 79 years old in Hermosa Beach (cancer). [ref]
Ferdi Tayfur
Turkish singer and actor (1945–2025).
Born November 15th, 1945 in Adana.
Died January 2nd, 2025 at 79 years old in Medical Park Antalya Hospital (kidney failure, liver disease). [ref]
José Nápoles
Cuban-mexican boxer (1940-2019).
Born April 13th, 1940 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died August 16th, 2019 at 79 years old in Mexico City (disease). [ref]
Abdus Sattar
Bangladeshi politician and statesman (1906–1985).
Born March 1st, 1906 in Birbhum district.
Died October 5th, 1985 at 79 years old in Dhaka.
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).
Peter Safar
Austrian physician (1924-2003).
Born April 12th, 1924 in Vienna.
Died August 3rd, 2003 at 79 years old in Mt. Lebanon (cancer). [ref]
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran