Dead at age 79
1,555 Notable deaths
John Ziman
New zealand physicist (1925-2005).
Born May 16th, 1925 in Cambridge. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2005 at 79 years old in Aylesbury. [ref]
Pilar Primo de Rivera
Spanish countess.
Born November 4th, 1911 in Madrid. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1991 at 79 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Carl Edvard Johansson
Swedish inventor and scientist who invented high-precision gauge blocks.
Born March 15th, 1864. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1943 at 79 years old in Eskilstuna församling. [ref]
Teodor Axentowicz
Polish artist (1859-1938).
Born May 13th, 1859 in Brașov. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1938 at 79 years old in Kraków.
Vagn Walfrid Ekman
Swedish oceanographer.
Born May 3rd, 1874 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1954 at 79 years old in Stockaryd.
Penn Nouth
Cambodian prime minister.
Born April 1st, 1906 in Phnom Penh.
Died May 18th, 1985 at 79 years old in Paris.
Michèle Arnaud
French singer (1919-1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Toulon. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Maisons-Laffitte. [ref]
Hong Song-nam
North korean politician (1929-2009).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in Chongju.
Died March 31st, 2009 at 79 years old in Pyongyang.
Paul van Zeeland
Belgian lawyer, economist, catholic politician and statesman (1893-1973).
Born November 11th, 1893 in Soignies. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1973 at 79 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
Imants Ziedonis
Latvian poet.
Born May 3rd, 1933 in Ragaciems. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2013 at 79 years old in Riga. [ref]
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot