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Dead at age 79
1,708 Notable deaths
Carrie Matilda Derick
Canadian botanist and geneticist (1862-1941).
Born January 14th, 1862 in Clarenceville.
Died November 10th, 1941 at 79 years old
Irving Segal
American mathematician (1918–1998).
Born September 13th, 1918 in The Bronx.
Died August 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Lexington. [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]
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician.
Born October 28th, 1921 in Havana.
Died June 27th, 2001 at 79 years old in New York City.
Hawayo Takata
Introduced reiki to the western world (1900–1980).
Born December 24th, 1900 in Hanamaulu.
Died December 11th, 1980 at 79 years old
Maurice Elvey
British film director (1887-1967).
Born November 11th, 1887 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died August 28th, 1967 at 79 years old in Brighton.
George Barbier
American actor.
Born November 19th, 1865 in Philadelphia.
Died July 19th, 1945 at 79 years old in Hollywood.
Carroll Borland
American actress (1914-1994).
Born February 25th, 1914 in San Francisco.
Died February 3rd, 1994 at 79 years old in Arlington County (pneumonia).
Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald
German paleontologist (1902-1982).
Born November 13th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died July 10th, 1982 at 79 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
Claire Bretécher
French cartoonist.
Born April 17th, 1940 in Nantes. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2020 at 79 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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