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Dead at age 79
1,601 Notable deaths
Jean Ferrat
French singer-songwriter and poet.
Born December 26th, 1930 in Vaucresson. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2010 at 79 years old in Aubenas (cancer). [ref]
Krunoslav Draganović
Croatian roman catholic priest (1903–1982).
Born October 30th, 1903 in Brčko.
Died July 5th, 1983 at 79 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Gerhard Ritter
German historian (1888-1967).
Born April 6th, 1888 in Bad Sooden-Allendorf. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1967 at 79 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Marilyn French
Novelist, critic (1929-2009).
Born November 21st, 1929 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2009 at 79 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Robert Parrish
American film director.
Born January 4th, 1916 in Columbus. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1995 at 79 years old in Southampton. [ref]
Ion Caramitru
Romanian political and cultural personality.
Born March 9th, 1942 in Bucharest.
Died September 5th, 2021 at 79 years old in Emergency University Hospital Elias. [ref]
Charles Herbert Best
Medical scientist, co-discoverer of insulin (1899-1978).
Born February 27th, 1899 in Washington County.
Died March 31st, 1978 at 79 years old in Toronto.
Abdul Reza Pahlavi
Iranian imperial (1924–2004).
Born October 1st, 1924 in Tehran.
Died May 11th, 2004 at 79 years old in Florida.
Shirley Verrett
American opera singer, educator and writer.
Born May 31st, 1931 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died November 5th, 2010 at 79 years old in Ann Arbor (disease). [ref]
Ossip Zadkine
French sculptor and painter of russian origin.
Born July 14th, 1888 in Vitebsk. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1967 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)