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Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
Andrey Sheptytsky
Metropolitan archbishop of the ukrainian greek catholic church (1865-1944).
Born July 29th, 1865 in Prylbychi. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1944 at 79 years old in Lviv (influenza). [ref]
Ferdi Tayfur
Turkish singer and actor (1945–2025).
Born November 15th, 1945 in Adana.
Died January 2nd, 2025 at 79 years old in Medical Park Antalya Hospital (kidney failure, liver disease). [ref]
Howard Johnson
American musician (1941-2021).
Born August 7th, 1941 in Montgomery.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Louisiana Red
African american blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer.
Born March 23rd, 1932 in Bessemer.
Died February 25th, 2012 at 79 years old in Hanover (disease). [ref]
Ewa Demarczyk
Polish singer, actress.
Born January 16th, 1941 in Kraków.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 79 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Seishi Yokomizo
Japanese writer.
Died December 28th, 1981 at 79 years old in Toyama (colorectal cancer).
Horst Faas
German photojournalist.
Born April 28th, 1933 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2012 at 79 years old in Munich. [ref]
James Strachey
British psychoanalyst (1887-1967).
Born September 26th, 1887 in London. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1967 at 79 years old in High Wycombe.
Yves Allégret
French film director.
Born October 13th, 1907 in Asnières-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1987 at 79 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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