Dead at age 79
1,555 Notable deaths
Leonard Eugene Dickson
American mathematician.
Born January 22nd, 1874 in Independence. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1954 at 79 years old in Harlingen. [ref]
Raymond Boudon
French sociologist.
Born January 27th, 1934 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2013 at 79 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Gunilla Bergström
Swedish writer, illustrator and journalist.
Born July 3rd, 1942 in Gothenburg.
Died August 23rd, 2021 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Jean-Paul Fitoussi
French economist (1942-2022).
Born August 19th, 1942 in La Goulette.
Died April 15th, 2022 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Chen Yinque
Chinese historian, linguist, and politician.
Born June 16th, 1890 in Changsha. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1969 at 79 years old in Guangzhou. [ref]
Frank Shu
American astronomer.
Born June 2nd, 1943 in Kunming.
Died April 23rd, 2023 at 79 years old in United States of America. [ref]
Franz Cumont
Belgian archaeologist, historian, philologist and epigrapher.
Born January 3rd, 1868 in Aalst. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1947 at 79 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - Sint-Pieters-Woluwe.
Joseph Edward Mayer
American chemist.
Born February 5th, 1904 in New York City.
Died October 15th, 1983 at 79 years old in San Diego County.
R. A. Stewart Macalister
Irish archaeologist.
Born July 8th, 1870 in Dublin.
Died April 26th, 1950 at 79 years old in Cambridge.
Eusebio Poncela
Spanish actor.
Born September 15th, 1945 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2025 at 79 years old in El Escorial (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 811 to 820 of 1555
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather