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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Henry Norris Russell
American astronomer (1877–1957).
Born October 25th, 1877 in Oyster Bay.
Died February 18th, 1957 at 79 years old in Princeton.
Evita Muñoz
Mexican actress and comedian (1936-2016).
Born November 26th, 1936 in Orizaba.
Died August 23rd, 2016 at 79 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia).
Marilyn French
Novelist, critic (1929-2009).
Born November 21st, 1929 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2009 at 79 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
E. Phillips Oppenheim
English novelist (1866–1946).
Born October 22nd, 1866 in London.
Died February 3rd, 1946 at 79 years old in Saint Peter Port.
Tommy Loughran
American boxer (1902–1982).
Born November 29th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died July 7th, 1982 at 79 years old in Altoona.
Max Black
British-american philosopher.
Born February 24th, 1909 in Baku.
Died August 27th, 1988 at 79 years old in Ithaca.
Hubert Pierlot
Belgian politician and 32nd prime minister of belgium, serving between 1939 and 1945 (1883–1963).
Born December 23rd, 1883 in Bertrix.
Died December 13th, 1963 at 79 years old in Uccle.
Jakob von Uexküll
Baltic german biologist, zoologist, and philosopher (1864-1944).
Born September 8th, 1864 in Koonga Rural Municipality.
Died July 25th, 1944 at 79 years old in Capri.
Ralph Modjeski
United states civil engineer (1861–1940).
Born January 27th, 1861 in Kraków, Bochnia.
Died June 26th, 1940 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922-2001).
Born June 29th, 1922 in Newton.
Died November 21st, 2001 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
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