Dead at age 79
1,555 Notable deaths
Leo Sirota
Ukrainian pianist.
Born May 4th, 1885 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died February 25th, 1965 at 79 years old in United States of America.
Bert Roach
Actor (1891-1971).
Born August 21st, 1891 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 16th, 1971 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Abdulrahman Fawzi
Egyptian footballer (1909-1988).
Born August 11th, 1909 in Port Said.
Died October 16th, 1988 at 79 years old in Cairo.
Tadashi Imai
Japanese film director (1912–1991).
Born January 8th, 1912 in Tokyo.
Died November 22nd, 1991 at 79 years old in Sōka, Tokyo.
Nobuo Nakagawa
Japanese film director (1905-1984).
Born April 18th, 1905 in Kyoto.
Died June 17th, 1984 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
Jules Goux
French racing driver (1885-1965).
Born April 6th, 1885 in Valentigney.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 79 years old in Mirmande.
James Massey
American information theorist and cryptologist (1934-2013).
Born February 11th, 1934 in Wauseon.
Died June 16th, 2013 at 79 years old in Copenhagen (colorectal cancer).
Herbert Gustave Schmalz
English painter (1856-1935).
Born June 1st, 1856 in London. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1935 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Nicolas Schöffer
French sculptor and plastician (1912-1992).
Born September 6th, 1912 in Kalocsa. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1992 at 79 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Curt von François
Cartographer and commissioner of german southwest africa, founder of windhoek (1852-1931).
Born October 2nd, 1852 in Luxembourg.
Died December 30th, 1931 at 79 years old in Königs Wusterhausen.
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami