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Dead at age 79
2,210 Notable deaths
John Turton Randall
British physicist (1905–1984).
Born March 23rd, 1905 in Newton-le-Willows.
Died June 16th, 1984 at 79 years old in Edinburgh.
Peret
Catalan musician (1935–2014).
Born March 24th, 1935 in Mataró.
Died August 27th, 2014 at 79 years old in Barcelona (lung cancer).
Frank Chodorov
American libertarian thinker (1887–1966).
Born February 15th, 1887 in New York City.
Died December 28th, 1966 at 79 years old in United States.
Maureen Forrester
Canadian operatic contralto (1930-2010).
Born July 25th, 1930 in Montreal. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2010 at 79 years old in Toronto (dementia). [ref]
Trevor Ford
Welsh association football player (1923-2003).
Born October 1st, 1923 in Swansea.
Died May 29th, 2003 at 79 years old in Swansea (pneumonia).
Tomomichi Nishimura
Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1946-2025).
Born June 2nd, 1946 in Chiba, Matsudo.
Died November 29th, 2025 at 79 years old [ref]
David Darling
American musician.
Born March 3rd, 1941 in Elkhart.
Died January 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Goshen. [ref]
Nalini Bala Devi
Assamese-language indian poet.
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Barpeta.
Died December 24th, 1977 at 79 years old
Frank Kelso
American navy admiral (1933–2013).
Born July 11th, 1933 in Fayetteville.
Died June 23rd, 2013 at 79 years old (falling from height). [ref]
Horst Faas
German photojournalist (1933–2012).
Born April 28th, 1933 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 10th, 2012 at 79 years old in Munich. [ref]
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