Dead at age 79
1,556 Notable deaths
Reijo Taipale
Finnish pop and tango singer (1940-2019).
Born March 9th, 1940 in Miehikkälä.
Died April 26th, 2019 at 79 years old in Helsinki (disease). [ref]
Gino Pariani
American soccer player (1928-2007).
Born February 21st, 1928 in St. Louis.
Died May 9th, 2007 at 79 years old in St. Louis (bone cancer). [ref]
Ernst Pepping
German composer (1901–1981).
Born September 12th, 1901 in Duisburg.
Died February 1st, 1981 at 79 years old in Spandau.
Marianne Fredriksson
Swedish writer and journalist.
Born March 28th, 1927 in Gothenburg.
Died February 11th, 2007 at 79 years old in Österskär (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fatma Mukhtarova
Soviet singer.
Born March 26th, 1893 in Urmia.
Died October 19th, 1972 at 79 years old in Baku.
Erik Nilsson
Swedish footballer (1916-1995).
Born August 6th, 1916 in Malmö.
Died September 9th, 1995 at 79 years old in Vellinge Municipality.
Friedrich Christian Delius
German writer.
Born February 13th, 1943 in Rome.
Died May 30th, 2022 at 79 years old in Berlin. [ref]
David Toro
President of bolivia (1898-1977).
Born June 24th, 1898 in Sucre.
Died July 25th, 1977 at 79 years old in Santiago.
Hans Kmoch
Austrian-dutch chess player and writer.
Born July 25th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1974 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Najma Chowdhury
Bangladeshi academic.
Born February 26th, 1942 in Sylhet.
Died August 8th, 2021 at 79 years old in Dhaka (COVID-19).
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene