Dead at age 79
1,601 Notable deaths
Pimen I of Moscow
Russian bishop.
Born July 23rd, 1910 in Kobylino.
Died May 3rd, 1990 at 79 years old in Moscow.
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]
James C. Marshall
Us army general and engineer.
Born October 14th, 1897 in Plattsburg.
Died July 19th, 1977 at 79 years old in Syracuse. [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]
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer