Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Franz Oppenheimer
German-jewish physician, sociologist and political economist (1864-1943).
Born March 30th, 1864 in Berlin.
Died September 30th, 1943 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Laisenia Qarase
Prime minister of fiji (1941-2020).
Born February 4th, 1941 in Vanua Balavu.
Died April 21st, 2020 at 79 years old in Suva. [ref]
Jana Krishnamurthi
Indian politician (1928-2007).
Born May 24th, 1928 in Madurai.
Died September 25th, 2007 at 79 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Dragoljub Ojdanić
Yugoslav general (1941–2020).
Born June 1st, 1941 in Ravni, Užice.
Died September 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Ion Caramitru
Romanian political and cultural personality.
Born March 9th, 1942 in Bucharest.
Died September 5th, 2021 at 79 years old in Emergency University Hospital Elias. [ref]
Alan MacDiarmid
New zealand chemist (1927–2007).
Born April 14th, 1927 in Masterton.
Died February 7th, 2007 at 79 years old in Drexel Hill (falling from height).
Andrija Mohorovičić
Croatian seismologist (1857–1936).
Born January 23rd, 1857 in Volosko.
Died December 18th, 1936 at 79 years old in Zagreb.
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Japanese manga artist (1935–2015).
Born June 10th, 1935 in Osaka.
Died March 7th, 2015 at 79 years old in Tokyo (lymphoma).
Phillip E. Johnson
American legal academic (1940-2019).
Born June 18th, 1940 in Aurora.
Died November 2nd, 2019 at 79 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
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