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Dead at age 79
2,209 Notable deaths
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.
Halide Edib Adıvar
Turkish social reformer and statesperson (1884–1964).
Born June 11th, 1884 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1964 at 79 years old in Istanbul (kidney failure). [ref]
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]
Shohei Imamura
Japanese film director (1926-2006).
Born September 15th, 1926 in Tokyo.
Died May 30th, 2006 at 79 years old in Tokyo (liver cancer). [ref]
Max Warburg
German banker (1867-1946).
Born June 5th, 1867 in Hamburg.
Died December 26th, 1946 at 79 years old in New York City.
Oliver St John Gogarty
Irish physician, writer and politician (1878-1957).
Born August 17th, 1878 in Dublin.
Died September 22nd, 1957 at 79 years old in New York City.
Carolus-Duran
French portrait painter (1837-1917).
Died February 18th, 1917 at 79 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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