Dead at age 79
1,769 Notable deaths
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 (1879–1958).
Born April 14th, 1879 in Richmond.
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).
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).
Alberto Burri
Italian painter and sculptor (1915-1995).
Born March 12th, 1915 in Città di Castello. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1995 at 79 years old in Nice. [ref]
Deaths 461 to 470 of 1769
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney