Dead at age 79
1,545 Notable deaths
Ray Milland
Actor and film director.
Born January 3rd, 1907 in Neath. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1986 at 79 years old in Torrance (lung cancer). [ref]
Diane Disney Miller
Elder and only biological child of walt disney and his wife, lillian bounds disney.
Born December 18th, 1933 in Los Angeles.
Died November 19th, 2013 at 79 years old in Napa (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Count Basie
American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984).
Born August 21st, 1904 in Red Bank.
Died April 26th, 1984 at 79 years old in Hollywood (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Alex Rocco
American actor (1936-2015).
Born February 29th, 1936 in Cambridge.
Died July 18th, 2015 at 79 years old in Studio City (cancer).
John Havlicek
American basketball player.
Born April 8th, 1940 in Martins Ferry.
Died April 25th, 2019 at 79 years old in Jupiter (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Stephen Covey
American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker (1932-2012).
Born October 24th, 1932 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died July 16th, 2012 at 79 years old in Idaho Falls (infarction). [ref]
Antonio Inoki
Japanese professional wrestler.
Born February 20th, 1943 in Yokohama.
Died October 1st, 2022 at 79 years old in Tokyo (amyloidosis). [ref]
Ed Wynn
American actor (1886-1966).
Born November 9th, 1886 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1966 at 79 years old in Beverly Hills (esophageal cancer).
Jim Rohn
American motivational speaker.
Born September 17th, 1930 in Yakima.
Died December 5th, 2009 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Denny Laine
British rock musician (1944-2023).
Born October 29th, 1944 in Tyseley.
Died December 5th, 2023 at 79 years old in Naples (lung disease). [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs