Dead at age 79
1,555 Notable deaths
Josef Neckermann
Equestrian (1912-1992).
Born June 5th, 1912 in Würzburg. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1992 at 79 years old in Dreieich. [ref]
P. H. Newby
English novelist and broadcasting administrator.
Born June 25th, 1918 in Crowborough.
Died September 6th, 1997 at 79 years old in Garsington.
Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes
English novelist.
Born August 5th, 1868 in London.
Died November 14th, 1947 at 79 years old in Hampshire. [ref]
Moacir Barbosa Nascimento
Brazilian footballer (1921-2000).
Born March 27th, 1921 in Campinas.
Died April 7th, 2000 at 79 years old in Praia Grande (myocardial infarction).
Pieter Geyl
Dutch historian (1887-1966).
Born December 15th, 1887 in Dordrecht. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro
Russian mathematician.
Born March 30th, 1929 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2009 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Charles de Broqueville
Belgian politician (1860-1940).
Born December 4th, 1860 in Postel. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1940 at 79 years old in City of Brussels.
F. David Peat
British physicist.
Born April 18th, 1938 in Waterloo.
Died June 6th, 2017 at 79 years old in Pari.
Élisabeth de Gramont
20th-century french writer.
Born April 23rd, 1875 in Nancy. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1954 at 79 years old in Paris. [ref]
Sergei Gerasimov
Film director, screenwriter, actor (1906-1985).
Died November 26th, 1985 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson