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Dead at age 79
1,707 Notable deaths
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]
Grigory Petrovsky
Soviet politician (1878–1958).
Born February 4th, 1878 in Pechenihy. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1958 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Ahmad Qavam
Prime minister of iran (1876-1955).
Born January 2nd, 1876 in Tehran.
Died July 23rd, 1955 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Samuel Bodman
United states secretary of energy and previously deputy secretary of the treasury.
Born November 26th, 1938 in Chicago.
Died September 7th, 2018 at 79 years old in El Paso (neurological disorder).
Alberto Cortez
Argentine singer (1940-2019).
Born March 11th, 1940 in Rancul Department.
Died April 4th, 2019 at 79 years old in Móstoles.
Ray Bryant
American pianist (1931–2011).
Born December 24th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died June 2nd, 2011 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Franz Oppenheimer
German-jewish physician, sociologist and political economist (1864-1943).
Born March 30th, 1864 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1943 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Laisenia Qarase
Prime minister of fiji (1941-2020).
Born February 4th, 1941 in Vanua Balavu.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 79 years old in Suva. [ref]
Dragoljub Ojdanić
Yugoslav general.
Born June 1st, 1941 in Ravni, Užice.
Died September 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
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]
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