Dead at age 79
1,707 Notable deaths
Kurt Hensel
German mathematician (1861–1941).
Born December 29th, 1861 in Königsberg.
Died June 1st, 1941 at 79 years old in Marburg.
Anne Stine Ingstad
Norwegian archaeologist (1918-1997).
Born February 11th, 1918 in Lillehammer.
Died November 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Rameshwari Nehru
Indian social worker (1886–1966).
Born December 10th, 1886 in Lahore. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1966 at 79 years old in Delhi.
Carlos Paredes
Portuguese musician (1925–2004).
Born February 16th, 1925 in Coimbra.
Died July 23rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Lisbon (kidney failure).
Pierre Fournier
French cellist.
Born June 24th, 1906 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1986 at 79 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Kurt Aland
German theologian and biblical scholar.
Born March 28th, 1915 in Steglitz. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1994 at 79 years old in Münster. [ref]
Hans-Michael Rehberg
German actor and director (1938-2017).
Born April 2nd, 1938 in Fürstenwalde/Spree.
Died November 7th, 2017 at 79 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Mohammed Ali Tewfik
Egyptian prince (1875–1955).
Born November 9th, 1875 in Cairo.
Died March 18th, 1955 at 79 years old in Lausanne.
Samuel Alexander
Australian-born british philosopher (1859-1938).
Born January 6th, 1859 in Sydney.
Died September 13th, 1938 at 79 years old in Manchester.
Charles Barton
Film director, actor (1902-1981).
Born May 25th, 1902 in San Francisco.
Died December 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson