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Dead at age 79
2,209 Notable deaths
Don Pedro Colley
American actor (1938–2017).
Born August 30th, 1938 in Klamath Falls.
Died October 11th, 2017 at 79 years old in Klamath Falls (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels
Austrian publicist.
Born July 19th, 1874 in Penzing. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1954 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Adolf von Harnack
Baltic german theologian and prominent church historian (1851–1930).
Died June 10th, 1930 at 79 years old in Heidelberg.
Percy Williams Bridgman
American physicist.
Born April 21st, 1882 in Cambridge.
Died August 20th, 1961 at 79 years old in Randolph.
Konstantin Pobedonostsev
Russian academic and politician (1827-1907).
Born June 2nd, 1827 in Moscow. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1907 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
German general (1889-1968).
Born January 24th, 1889 in Schleswig.
Died July 4th, 1968 at 79 years old in Kappeln (cancer).
Robert H. Grubbs
Nobel prize winning american chemist (1942-2021).
Born February 27th, 1942 in Possum Trot.
Died December 19th, 2021 at 79 years old in Duarte. [ref]
Anjana Bhowmick
Indian actress.
Born December 30th, 1944 in Cooch Behar.
Died February 17th, 2024 at 79 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Big Joe Williams
American delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1903–1982).
Born October 16th, 1903 in Crawford.
Died December 17th, 1982 at 79 years old in Macon.
William Henry Vanderbilt III
59th governor of rhode island (1901–1981).
Born November 24th, 1901 in New York City.
Died April 14th, 1981 at 79 years old in Williamstown (cancer).
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