Dead at age 79
1,601 Notable deaths
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist.
Born November 15th, 1920 in Oakland.
Died June 23rd, 2000 at 79 years old in Englewood.
David Darling
American musician.
Born March 3rd, 1941 in Elkhart.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Goshen. [ref]
Ed Thigpen
American jazz drummer.
Born December 28th, 1930 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2010 at 79 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Marion Brown
American saxophonist.
Born September 8th, 1931 in Atlanta.
Died October 18th, 2010 at 79 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Andy Phillip
American basketball player-coach.
Born March 7th, 1922 in Granite City.
Died April 29th, 2001 at 79 years old in Rancho Mirage.
Theo-Ben Gurirab
Former namibian politician (1939-2018).
Born January 23rd, 1939 in Usakos.
Died July 14th, 2018 at 79 years old in Windhoek.
Aman Tuleyev
Russian politician (1944-2023).
Born May 13th, 1944 in Türkmenbaşy.
Died November 20th, 2023 at 79 years old [ref]
Paul Scherrer
Swiss physicist (1890-1969).
Born February 3rd, 1890 in St. Gallen.
Died September 25th, 1969 at 79 years old in Zürich.
Grock
Swiss clown.
Born January 10th, 1880 in Loveresse.
Died July 14th, 1959 at 79 years old in Imperia.
James Rowland Angell
American psychologist and educator.
Born May 8th, 1869 in Burlington.
Died March 4th, 1949 at 79 years old in Hamden.
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman