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Dead at age 79
2,209 Notable deaths
Charles Francis Adams Jr.
American author and historian (1835–1915).
Born May 27th, 1835 in Boston.
Died May 20th, 1915 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..
Oscar Swahn
Sport shooter (1847–1927).
Born October 20th, 1847 in Tanum Municipality.
Died May 1st, 1927 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Billy Liddell
Scottish footballer (1922–2001).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Dunfermline.
Died July 3rd, 2001 at 79 years old in Liverpool.
Lasse Braun
Italian-french pornographic film director.
Born January 11th, 1936 in Algiers.
Died February 16th, 2015 at 79 years old in Rome (diabetes).
Surjit Patar
Indian punjabi language poet and writer (1945–2024).
Born January 14th, 1945 in Pattar Kalan.
Died May 11th, 2024 at 79 years old in Ludhiana. [ref]
al-Tayyib Salih
Sudanese novelist and short story writer (1929–2009).
Born July 12th, 1929 in Al Dabbah.
Died February 19th, 2009 at 79 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Damon Knight
American science fiction writer, editor and critic (1922–2002).
Born September 19th, 1922 in Baker City.
Died April 15th, 2002 at 79 years old in Eugene.
R. C. Sherriff
British playwright and screenwriter (1896–1975).
Born June 6th, 1896 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died November 13th, 1975 at 79 years old in Esher.
Joachim Fest
German historian (1926–2006).
Born December 8th, 1926 in Karlshorst.
Died September 11th, 2006 at 79 years old in Kronberg im Taunus.
V. S. Ramadevi
Indian politician.
Born January 15th, 1934 in Chebrolu.
Died April 17th, 2013 at 79 years old in Bengaluru (cardiac arrest).
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