Dead at age 79

1,707 Notable deaths

Susana Duijm

Venezuelan model, actress and television presenter (1936-2016).

Born August 11th, 1936 in Barcelona.

Died June 18th, 2016 at 79 years old in Porlamar.

Lipót Fejér

Hungarian mathematician (1880–1959).

Born February 9th, 1880 in Pécs.

Died October 15th, 1959 at 79 years old in Budapest.

Tom Kilburn

British electrical engineer.

Born August 11th, 1921 in Dewsbury. [ref]

Died January 17th, 2001 at 79 years old in Manchester. [ref]

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author (1940–2020).

Born October 26th, 1940 in Augsburg.

Died July 2nd, 2020 at 79 years old in Berlin (heart failure). [ref]

Aman Tuleyev

Russian politician (1944-2023).

Born May 13th, 1944 in Türkmenbaşy.

Died November 20th, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]

Zbigniew Pietrzykowski

Polish boxer (1934-2014).

Born October 4th, 1934 in Bestwinka.

Died May 19th, 2014 at 79 years old in Bielsko-Biała.

Arthur Wing Pinero

British writer (1855-1934).

Born May 24th, 1855 in London.

Died November 23rd, 1934 at 79 years old in London.

Gerhard Schröder

German politician (cdu), federal minister (1910-1989).

Born September 11th, 1910 in Saarbrücken.

Died December 31st, 1989 at 79 years old in Kampen (Sylt).

Arthur Symons

British poet (1865-1945).

Born February 28th, 1865 in Milford Haven.

Died January 22nd, 1945 at 79 years old in Wittersham.

Miklós Kállay

Hungarian politician (1887–1967).

Born January 23rd, 1887 in Nyíregyháza.

Died January 14th, 1967 at 79 years old in New York City.

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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine