Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Charles Robert Ashbee
British (jewelry) designer and entrepreneur (1863-1942).
Born May 17th, 1863 in London, Isleworth. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 1942 at 79 years old in Sevenoaks. [ref]
Thomas Watson
American businessman and diplomat (1914-1993).
Born January 14th, 1914 in Dayton.
Died December 31st, 1993 at 79 years old in Greenwich (stroke).
Inna Churikova
Soviet and russian actress (1943–2023).
Born October 5th, 1943 in Belebey.
Died January 14th, 2023 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Elsa Beskow
Swedish artist (1874-1953).
Born February 11th, 1874 in Stockholm, Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1953 at 79 years old in Danderyd (cancer).
Grock
Swiss clown (1880-1959).
Born January 10th, 1880 in Loveresse.
Died July 14th, 1959 at 79 years old in Imperia.
Hannah Whitall Smith
American writer (1832–1911).
Born February 7th, 1832 in Philadelphia.
Died May 1st, 1911 at 79 years old in London.
Andrey Sheptytsky
Metropolitan archbishop of the ukrainian greek catholic church (1865-1944).
Born July 29th, 1865 in Prylbychi.
Died November 1st, 1944 at 79 years old in Lviv (influenza).
George Albert Boulenger
Belgian-british zoologist (1858–1937), member of the accademia delle scienze di torino from 1900.
Born October 19th, 1858 in Brussels.
Died November 23rd, 1937 at 79 years old in Saint-Malo.
Isham G. Harris
American politician (1818–1897).
Born February 10th, 1818 in Franklin County.
Died July 8th, 1897 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..
Bunny Lee
Jamaican record producer (1941-2020).
Born August 23rd, 1941 in Kingston.
Died October 6th, 2020 at 79 years old in Kingston (respiratory failure). [ref]
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Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé