Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
Giulietto Chiesa
Italian politician (1940-2020).
Born September 4th, 1940 in Acqui Terme.
Died April 26th, 2020 at 79 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abram Ioffe
Soviet physicist.
Born October 29th, 1880 in Romny. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1960 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Rudolf Augstein
German journalist (1923-2002).
Born November 5th, 1923 in Hanover.
Died November 7th, 2002 at 79 years old in Hamburg (pneumonia).
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt
German neuropathologist.
Born June 2nd, 1885 in Harburg.
Died December 30th, 1964 at 79 years old in Munich.
Fifi D'Orsay
Film actress (1904-1983).
Born April 16th, 1904 in Montreal.
Died December 2nd, 1983 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Trevor Ford
Welsh association football player (1923-2003).
Born October 1st, 1923 in Swansea.
Died May 29th, 2003 at 79 years old in Swansea (pneumonia).
Maureen Forrester
Canadian operatic contralto (1930-2010).
Born July 25th, 1930 in Montreal. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2010 at 79 years old in Toronto (dementia). [ref]
John Turton Randall
British physicist (1905-1984).
Born March 23rd, 1905 in Newton-le-Willows.
Died June 16th, 1984 at 79 years old in Edinburgh.
Fern Andra
German actress.
Born November 24th, 1894 in Watseka. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1974 at 79 years old in Aiken (disease).
Dámaso Berenguer, 1st Count of Xauen
Spanish general and politician (1873-1953).
Born August 4th, 1873 in Remedios.
Died May 19th, 1953 at 79 years old in Madrid.
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene