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Dead at age 79
1,552 Notable deaths
Florence Roberts
American actress (1861–1940).
Born March 16th, 1861 in Frederick.
Died June 6th, 1940 at 79 years old in Hollywood.
Mikhail Ulyanov
Soviet and russian actor, theatre and film director (1927-2007).
Born November 20th, 1927 in Bergamak. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2007 at 79 years old in Moscow (gastrointestinal system disease). [ref]
Timo Sarpaneva
Finnish industrial designer (1926-2006).
Born October 31st, 1926 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2006 at 79 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Bruce French
American actor (1945–2025).
Born July 4th, 1945 in Reinbeck. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2025 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Philip MacDonald
British writer.
Born November 5th, 1901 in London.
Died December 10th, 1980 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Ivan Desny
Swiss actor (1922-2002).
Born December 28th, 1922 in Beijing. [ref]
Died April 13th, 2002 at 79 years old in Ascona (pneumonia). [ref]
Per Ahlmark
Swedish politician and writer (1939-2018).
Born January 15th, 1939 in Kungsholms parish.
Died June 8th, 2018 at 79 years old in Skarpnäck.
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).
Zeki Velidi Togan
Bashkir historian, turkologist, and leader of the bashkir revolutionary and liberation movement (1890-1970).
Born December 22nd, 1890 in Kuzyanovo. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1970 at 79 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Tadashi Maeda
Japanese admiral.
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Kagoshima.
Died December 13th, 1977 at 79 years old in Japan.
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