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Dead at age 79
1,707 Notable deaths
Peter Henry Emerson
British writer and photographer.
Born May 13th, 1856 in Sagua La Grande. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1936 at 79 years old in Falmouth. [ref]
Lanza del Vasto
Philosopher, poet, artist, activist (1901–1981).
Born September 29th, 1901 in San Vito dei Normanni.
Died January 5th, 1981 at 79 years old in Murcia.
Pancho Vladigerov
Bulgarian musician (1899-1978).
Born March 13th, 1899 in Zürich. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1978 at 79 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Emil von Sauer
German composer, pianist, score editor, and music (piano) teacher (1862-1942).
Born October 8th, 1862 in Hamburg.
Died April 27th, 1942 at 79 years old in Vienna.
Sonny Bupp
American actor (1928-2007).
Born January 10th, 1928 in New York City.
Died November 1st, 2007 at 79 years old in Henderson. [ref]
Guido de Marco
Maltese politician (1931-2010).
Born July 22nd, 1931 in Valletta.
Died August 12th, 2010 at 79 years old in Msida (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Count Leopold Berchtold
Austro-hungarian politician (1863-1942).
Born April 18th, 1863 in Vienna.
Died November 21st, 1942 at 79 years old in Peresznye.
Ivan Desny
Swiss actor (1922–2002).
Born December 28th, 1922 in Beijing.
Died April 13th, 2002 at 79 years old in Ascona (pneumonia).
Allan King
Canadian film director (1930-2009).
Born February 6th, 1930 in Vancouver.
Died June 15th, 2009 at 79 years old in Toronto (brain cancer). [ref]
Vasil Bykaŭ
Soviet and belarusian writer (1924-2003).
Born June 19th, 1924 in Byčki. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2003 at 79 years old in Barawlyany. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius