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Dead at age 79
1,706 Notable deaths
Louis Massignon
Islamic studies scholar.
Born July 25th, 1883 in Nogent-sur-Marne. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1962 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
Seishi Yokomizo
Japanese writer.
Died December 28th, 1981 at 79 years old in Toyama (colorectal cancer).
Catherine Hessling
French actress (1900-1979).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Moronvilliers. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1979 at 79 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Lev Gumilev
Soviet academic (1912-1992).
Born November 1st, 1912 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 15th, 1992 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Wil van Gogh
Dutch feminist and the sister of vincent and theo van gogh.
Born March 16th, 1862 in Zundert. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1941 at 79 years old in Ermelo. [ref]
Queenie Smith
American actress (1898-1978).
Born September 8th, 1898 in New York City.
Died August 5th, 1978 at 79 years old in Burbank (cancer).
Jessie Ralph
Actress (1864-1944).
Born November 5th, 1864 in Gloucester.
Died May 30th, 1944 at 79 years old in Gloucester (disease).
Elias Hrawi
10th president of lebanon (1926-2006).
Born September 4th, 1926 in Zahlé.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 79 years old in Beirut (cancer). [ref]
Abdul Reza Pahlavi
Iranian imperial (1924–2004).
Born October 1st, 1924 in Tehran.
Died May 11th, 2004 at 79 years old in Florida.
Harry Wu
Chinese activist (1937-2016).
Born February 8th, 1937 in Shanghai.
Died April 26th, 2016 at 79 years old in Honduras (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 471 to 480 of 1706
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson