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Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
Ahmed Gaid Salah
Algerian military officer, senior leader in the algerian people's national army.
Born January 13th, 1940 in Aïn Yagout.
Died December 23rd, 2019 at 79 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Robert Yerkes
American psychologist.
Born May 26th, 1876 in Bucks County.
Died February 3rd, 1956 at 79 years old in New Haven.
Phillip Johnson
American legal academic.
Born June 18th, 1940 in Aurora.
Died November 2nd, 2019 at 79 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Arsenie Boca
Romanian monk and theologian (1910-1989).
Born September 29th, 1910 in Vața de Sus.
Died November 28th, 1989 at 79 years old in Sinaia.
Alan MacDiarmid
New zealand chemist (1927-2007).
Born April 14th, 1927 in Masterton. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2007 at 79 years old in Drexel Hill (fall). [ref]
Donald T. Campbell
American psychologist and scholar.
Born November 20th, 1916 in Grass Lake. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1996 at 79 years old in Bethlehem. [ref]
Zacharie Noah
Cameroonian footballer (1937-2017).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in Yaoundé.
Died January 8th, 2017 at 79 years old in Yaoundé. [ref]
Daniel Mann
American film and television director.
Born August 8th, 1912 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1991 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ralph Modjeski
United states civil engineer.
Born January 27th, 1861 in Kraków, Bochnia.
Died June 26th, 1940 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Laisenia Qarase
Prime minister of fiji (1941-2020).
Born February 4th, 1941 in Vanua Balavu.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 79 years old in Suva. [ref]
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