Dead at age 79
2,194 Notable deaths
Eusebio Poncela
Spanish actor.
Born September 15th, 1945 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2025 at 79 years old in El Escorial (cancer). [ref]
Walter Plunkett
American costume designer (1902-1982).
Born June 5th, 1902 in Oakland.
Died March 8th, 1982 at 79 years old in Santa Monica.
Margaret Skinnider
Irish republican activist.
Born May 28th, 1892 in Coatbridge.
Died October 10th, 1971 at 79 years old in Dublin.
Veerasamy Ringadoo
Governor-general of mauritius (1920-2000).
Born October 20th, 1920 in Port Louis.
Died September 9th, 2000 at 79 years old in Port Louis.
Boro Drljača
Serbian singer (1941-2020).
Born August 29th, 1941 in Donja Suvaja.
Died October 11th, 2020 at 79 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Mun Bhuridatta
Thai buddhist monk (1870–1949).
Born January 20th, 1870 in Khong Chiam. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1949 at 79 years old in Ubon Ratchathani.
Salomon Smolianoff
Jewish painter and counterfeiter and holocaust survivor involved in operation bernhard.
Born March 26th, 1897 in Poltava, Kremenchuk. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1976 at 79 years old in Porto Alegre.
Owen Davidson
Australian tennis player (1943–2023).
Born October 4th, 1943 in Melbourne.
Died May 12th, 2023 at 79 years old in Conroe. [ref]
Zeki Velidi Togan
Turkish historian and turkologist (1890–1970).
Born December 22nd, 1890 in Kuzyanovo.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 79 years old in Istanbul.
Hiroyuki Hosoda
Japanese politician (1944–2023).
Born April 5th, 1944 in Matsue.
Died November 10th, 2023 at 79 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson