Dead at age 79
1,601 Notable deaths
Timo Mäkinen
Finnish rally driver (1938-2017).
Born March 18th, 1938 in Helsinki.
Died May 4th, 2017 at 79 years old in Finland. [ref]
Francis Lee
English footballer (1944–2023).
Born April 29th, 1944 in Westhoughton.
Died October 2nd, 2023 at 79 years old in Manchester (cancer). [ref]
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
American author and social activist.
Born February 17th, 1879 in Lawrence. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1958 at 79 years old in Arlington. [ref]
Richard Fortey
British paleontologist (1946 – 2025).
Born February 15th, 1946 in London Borough of Ealing.
Died March 7th, 2025 at 79 years old [ref]
Sigfried Giedion
Swiss architectural historian.
Born April 14th, 1888 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1968 at 79 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Lol Coxhill
English free improvising saxophonist (1932–2012).
Born September 19th, 1932 in Portsmouth.
Died July 10th, 2012 at 79 years old in Hampshire. [ref]
Afewerk Tekle
Ethiopian artist (1932-2012).
Born September 22nd, 1932 in Ankober.
Died April 10th, 2012 at 79 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Willem Mengelberg
Dutch conductor.
Born March 28th, 1871 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 1951 at 79 years old in Zuort (stroke). [ref]
Benjamin Christensen
Danish actor (1879-1959).
Born September 28th, 1879 in Viborg.
Died April 1st, 1959 at 79 years old in Frederiksberg.
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Polish boxer (1934-2014).
Born October 4th, 1934 in Bestwinka.
Died May 19th, 2014 at 79 years old in Bielsko-Biała.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon