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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
Howard Johnson
American musician (1941–2021).
Born August 7th, 1941 in Montgomery.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jean Adair
Actress (1873-1953).
Born June 13th, 1873 in Hamilton.
Died May 11th, 1953 at 79 years old in New York City (disease).
Rudolf Augstein
German journalist (1923-2002).
Born November 5th, 1923 in Hanover.
Died November 7th, 2002 at 79 years old in Hamburg (pneumonia).
Fifi D'Orsay
Film actress (1904-1983).
Born April 16th, 1904 in Montreal.
Died December 2nd, 1983 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Rambai Barni
Queen consort of siam (1904–1984).
Born December 20th, 1904 in Bangkok.
Died May 22nd, 1984 at 79 years old in Sukhothai palace (heart failure).
Louisiana Red
African american blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer.
Born March 23rd, 1932 in Bessemer.
Died February 25th, 2012 at 79 years old in Hanover (disease). [ref]
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist.
Born December 25th, 1920 in Oakland.
Died June 23rd, 2000 at 79 years old in Englewood.
Paul Scherrer
Swiss physicist (1890-1969).
Born February 3rd, 1890 in St. Gallen.
Died September 25th, 1969 at 79 years old in Zurich.
Nilde Iotti
Italian politician (1920–1999).
Born April 10th, 1920 in Reggio Emilia.
Died December 4th, 1999 at 79 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Iolanda Balaș
Romanian high jumper (1936-2016).
Born December 12th, 1936 in Timișoara.
Died March 11th, 2016 at 79 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
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