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Dead at age 79

1,704 Notable deaths

Stephen Covey

American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker (1932-2012).

Born October 24th, 1932 in Salt Lake City.

Died July 16th, 2012 at 79 years old in Idaho Falls (infarction). [ref]

Mohammed Amin al-Husseini

Palestinian arab nationalist (1897–1974).

Born January 1st, 1895 in Jerusalem.

Died July 4th, 1974 at 79 years old in Beirut.

Fernando Amorsolo

Filipino painter (1892-1972).

Born May 30th, 1892 in Paco.

Died April 24th, 1972 at 79 years old in Manila (cardiovascular disease).

Aga Khan III

48th imam of the nizari ismaili community (1877-1957).

Born November 2nd, 1877 in Karachi.

Died July 11th, 1957 at 79 years old in Versoix.

Sun Ra

American jazz composer and bandleader (1914–1993).

Born May 22nd, 1914 in Birmingham. [ref]

Died May 30th, 1993 at 79 years old in Birmingham (pneumonia). [ref]

Erich Fromm

German sociologist and psychoanalyst.

Born March 23rd, 1900 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]

Died March 18th, 1980 at 79 years old in Muralto. [ref]

Tommy Kirk

American actor (1941–2021).

Born December 10th, 1941 in Louisville.

Died September 28th, 2021 at 79 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]

Kim Hunter

American actress (1922-2002).

Born November 12th, 1922 in Detroit.

Died September 11th, 2002 at 79 years old in Greenwich Village (myocardial infarction).

Audra Lindley

American actress (1918-1997).

Born September 24th, 1918 in Los Angeles.

Died October 16th, 1997 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).

Anna Karina

Danish-french actress (1940–2019).

Born September 22nd, 1940 in Frederiksberg.

Died December 14th, 2019 at 79 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]

Deaths 71 to 80 of 1704

When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche