Dead at age 79
1,708 Notable deaths
Zekiye Sultan
Ottoman princess, daughter of abdul hamid ii (1872–1950).
Born January 12th, 1871 in Istanbul.
Died July 13th, 1950 at 79 years old in Pau.
Yui Mitsue
Japanese general (1860–1940).
Born November 27th, 1860 in Tosa Province.
Died September 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Japan.
Nita Barrow
Bgovernor-general of barbados.
Born November 15th, 1916 in Barbados, Saint Lucy. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1995 at 79 years old in Bridgetown (stroke). [ref]
Tom Krause
Finnish operatic bass-baritone.
Born July 5th, 1934 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2013 at 79 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
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]
Nobuo Nakagawa
Japanese film director (1905-1984).
Born April 18th, 1905 in Kyoto.
Died June 17th, 1984 at 79 years old in Tokyo.
Ray Pointer
English footballer (1936-2016).
Born October 10th, 1936 in Cramlington.
Died January 26th, 2016 at 79 years old in Blackpool. [ref]
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]
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]
Deaths 891 to 900 of 1708
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. Terry Pratchett