Dead at age 79
2,195 Notable deaths
Petro Hryhorenko
Ukrainian soviet dissident, general (1907–1987).
Born October 16th, 1907 in Borysivka.
Died February 21st, 1987 at 79 years old in New York City.
John Roddam Spencer Stanhope
British artist (1829-1908).
Born January 20th, 1829 in United Kingdom, Yorkshire.
Died August 2nd, 1908 at 79 years old in Florence.
Igor Volk
Soviet test pilot, cosmonaut (1937-2017).
Born April 12th, 1937 in Zmiiv.
Died January 3rd, 2017 at 79 years old in Plovdiv. [ref]
Terry Hands
English theatre director (1941–2020).
Born January 9th, 1941 in Aldershot.
Died February 4th, 2020 at 79 years old in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. [ref]
Charles-Edward Amory Winslow
American bacteriologist (1877-1957).
Born February 4th, 1877 in Boston.
Died January 8th, 1957 at 79 years old in New Haven.
Hal Mohr
American cinematographer (1894–1974).
Born August 2nd, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died May 10th, 1974 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
George Pake
American physicist (1924–2004).
Born April 1st, 1924 in Jefferson.
Died March 4th, 2004 at 79 years old in Tucson.
Jan Němec
Czech director, scriptwriter and university educator (1936–2016).
Born July 12th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2016 at 79 years old in Prague (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Park Wan-suh
South korean writer (1931–2011).
Born October 20th, 1931 in Gapyeong County.
Died January 22nd, 2011 at 79 years old in Guri (gallbladder cancer).
Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz
German general (1895–1975).
Born December 23rd, 1895 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1975 at 79 years old in Koblenz. [ref]
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Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha