Dead at age 79
1,771 Notable deaths
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist.
Born May 19th, 1939 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Carlo Emilio Gadda
Italian writer (1893-1973).
Born November 14th, 1893 in Milan.
Died May 22nd, 1973 at 79 years old in Rome.
Johannes Frießner
German general (1892-1971).
Born March 22nd, 1892 in Chemnitz.
Died June 26th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bad Reichenhall.
José Manuel Mourinho Félix
Portuguese football player/manager (1938-2017).
Born June 17th, 1938 in Ferragudo.
Died June 25th, 2017 at 79 years old in Setúbal. [ref]
Silvio Marzolini
Argentine footballer (1940-2020).
Born October 4th, 1940 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 17th, 2020 at 79 years old in Buenos Aires (cancer). [ref]
Hans Kohn
American historian (1891-1971).
Born September 15th, 1891 in Prague.
Died March 16th, 1971 at 79 years old in Philadelphia.
Gerald L. Baliles
Governor of virginia (1940-2019).
Born July 8th, 1940 in Stuart.
Died October 29th, 2019 at 79 years old in Roanoke (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Ewa Demarczyk
Polish singer, actress (1941–2020).
Born January 16th, 1941 in Kraków.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 79 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Yuya Uchida
Japanese musician and actor (1939-2019).
Born November 17th, 1939 in Nishinomiya. [ref]
Died March 17th, 2019 at 79 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García
President of guatemala; of norwegian parentage (1930-2009).
Born January 24th, 1930 in Guatemala City.
Died December 9th, 2009 at 79 years old in Guatemala City (kidney disease). [ref]
Deaths 691 to 700 of 1771
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman