Dead at age 79

2,195 Notable deaths

Georgios Jakobides

Greek painter (1853-1932).

Born January 11th, 1853 in Chidira.

Died December 13th, 1932 at 79 years old in Athens.

Pyotr Konchalovsky

Russian artist (1876-1956).

Born February 21st, 1876 in Sloviansk. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Rexhep Mitrovica

Albanian politician and axis collaborator (1888-1967).

Born January 15th, 1888 in Mitrovica. [ref]

Died May 21st, 1967 at 79 years old in Istanbul.

Roderic O'Conor

Irish artist (1860-1940).

Born October 17th, 1860 in Castleplunket.

Died March 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Nueil-sur-Layon.

Maria Gorokhovskaya

Soviet-israeli artistic gymnast (1921–2001).

Born October 17th, 1921 in Yevpatoriia.

Died July 22nd, 2001 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv.

Sam Hanks

American racing driver (1914-1994).

Born July 13th, 1914 in Columbus.

Died June 27th, 1994 at 79 years old in Pacific Palisades.

Hermann Schlegel

German ornithologist and herpetologist (1804-1884).

Born June 10th, 1804 in Altenburg.

Died January 17th, 1884 at 79 years old in Leiden.

Joseph Wolf

German artist (1820-1899).

Born January 21st, 1820 in Münstermaifeld. [ref]

Died April 20th, 1899 at 79 years old in London.

Neva Gerber

Actress (1894–1974).

Born April 3rd, 1894 in Argenta.

Died January 2nd, 1974 at 79 years old in Palm Springs (cardiovascular disease).

Miodrag Petrović Čkalja

Serbian actor (1924-2003).

Born April 1st, 1924 in Kruševac.

Died October 20th, 2003 at 79 years old in Belgrade.

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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo