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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Vic Buckingham
English footballer and manager (1915–1995).
Born October 23rd, 1915 in Greenwich.
Died January 26th, 1995 at 79 years old in Chichester.
Alfred Ploetz
German physician (1860–1940).
Born August 22nd, 1860 in Świnoujście.
Died March 20th, 1940 at 79 years old in Herrsching am Ammersee.
Alexandru Averescu
Marshal and former prime minister of romania (1859-1938).
Born March 21st, 1859 in Ozerne.
Died October 2nd, 1938 at 79 years old in Bucharest.
Fatma Girik
Turkish actor and statesperson (1942–2022).
Born December 12th, 1942 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died January 24th, 2022 at 79 years old in Istanbul (COVID-19).
Barbara Hammer
American filmmaker (1939-2019).
Born May 15th, 1939 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died March 16th, 2019 at 79 years old in Manhattan (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Al Williamson
American cartoonist (1931–2010).
Born March 21st, 1931 in New York City.
Died June 12th, 2010 at 79 years old in upstate New York. [ref]
José Alencar
Vice president of brazil from 2003 to 2010 (1931–2011).
Born October 17th, 1931 in Muriaé.
Died March 29th, 2011 at 79 years old in São Paulo (stomach cancer).
Lloyd Osbourne
American diplomat (1868–1947).
Born April 7th, 1868 in San Francisco.
Died May 22nd, 1947 at 79 years old in Glendale.
Luis E. Miramontes Cárdenas
Mexican chemist (1925–2072).
Born March 16th, 1925 in Tepic.
Died September 13th, 2004 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Afewerk Tekle
Ethiopian artist (1932-2012).
Born September 22nd, 1932 in Ankober.
Died April 10th, 2012 at 79 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde