Dead at age 79
1,554 Notable deaths
Walter Reisch
Director, writer, screenwriter (1903-1983).
Born May 23rd, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1983 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
Hugo Theorell
Biochemist (1903-1982).
Born July 6th, 1903 in Linköping cathedral. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1982 at 79 years old in Stockholm.
Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald
German paleontologist (1902-1982).
Born November 13th, 1902 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1982 at 79 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]
Miodrag Petrović Čkalja
Serbian actor (1924-2003).
Born April 1st, 1924 in Kruševac.
Died October 20th, 2003 at 79 years old in Belgrade.
Hal Mohr
American cinematographer.
Born August 2nd, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died May 10th, 1974 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Thies Christophersen
German politician (1918-1997).
Born January 27th, 1918 in Kiel.
Died February 13th, 1997 at 79 years old in Molfsee.
Park Wan-suh
South korean writer.
Born October 20th, 1931 in Gapyeong County.
Died January 22nd, 2011 at 79 years old in Guri.
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]
Neva Gerber
Actress.
Born April 3rd, 1894 in Argenta.
Died January 2nd, 1974 at 79 years old in Palm Springs (cardiovascular disease).
Enzo Barboni
Italian film director.
Born July 10th, 1922 in Rome. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2002 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
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