Dead at age 79
1,556 Notable deaths
Karel Kachyňa
Czech actor and director.
Born May 1st, 1924 in Vyškov. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2004 at 79 years old in Prague, Říčany. [ref]
Philippe Moureaux
Belgian politician (1939-2018).
Born April 12th, 1939 in Etterbeek.
Died December 15th, 2018 at 79 years old in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (cancer).
Hans Apel
German politician (spd) (1932-2011).
Born February 25th, 1932 in Hamburg.
Died September 6th, 2011 at 79 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
Nikola Ivanov
Bulgarian general (1861-1940).
Born March 2nd, 1861 in Kalofer.
Died September 10th, 1940 at 79 years old in Sofia.
Igor Stechkin
Russian designer (1922-2001).
Born November 15th, 1922 in Aleksin.
Died November 28th, 2001 at 79 years old in Tula.
Isaac Kashdan
American chess player.
Born November 19th, 1905 in New York City.
Died February 20th, 1985 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Li Zhensheng
Chinese photographer.
Born September 22nd, 1940 in Dalian.
Died June 22nd, 2020 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Zohar Manna
American-israeli computer scientist.
Born January 17th, 1939 in Haifa.
Died August 30th, 2018 at 79 years old in Netanya. [ref]
Sven Davidson
Swedish tennis player.
Born July 13th, 1928 in Borås.
Died May 28th, 2008 at 79 years old in Arcadia. [ref]
Duane Carter
American racecar driver (1913–1993).
Died March 7th, 1993 at 79 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker