Dead at age 79
1,554 Notable deaths
Alfred H. Barr
American art historian and museum director (1902-1981).
Born January 28th, 1902 in Detroit. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1981 at 79 years old in Salisbury. [ref]
Kafū Nagai
Japanese writer (1879−1959).
Born December 3rd, 1879 in Tokyo.
Died April 30th, 1959 at 79 years old in Ichikawa.
Jan Němec
Czech director, scriptwriter and university educator (1936-2016).
Born July 12th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2016 at 79 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michel Constantin
French actor.
Born July 13th, 1924 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 29th, 2003 at 79 years old in Draguignan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Susumu Fujita
Japanese actor.
Born January 8th, 1912 in Kurume. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1991 at 79 years old in Shibuya-ku (liver cancer).
Lars Gustafsson
Swedish writer (1936-2016).
Born May 17th, 1936 in Västerås.
Died April 3rd, 2016 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Nur Ali Elahi
Spiritual thinker, musician, writer, philosopher and jurist (1895–1974).
Born September 11th, 1895 in Iran.
Died October 19th, 1974 at 79 years old in Tehran.
Roderic O'Conor
Irish artist (1860-1940).
Born October 17th, 1860 in Castleplunket. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Nueil-sur-Layon. [ref]
Ahmad Adaweyyah
Egyptian singer (1945–2024).
Born June 26th, 1945 in Minya Governorate.
Died December 29th, 2024 at 79 years old in Cairo. [ref]
William Henry Pickering
American astronomer (1858–1938).
Born February 15th, 1858 in Boston.
Died January 17th, 1938 at 79 years old in Mandeville. [ref]
Deaths 731 to 740 of 1554
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