Dead at age 79
1,556 Notable deaths
Louis Persinger
American musician.
Born February 11th, 1887 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Johan Hjort
Norwegian marine biologist.
Born February 18th, 1869 in Oslo.
Died October 7th, 1948 at 79 years old in Oslo.
Lyda Salmonova
Czech actress (1889-1968).
Born July 14th, 1889 in Prague.
Died November 18th, 1968 at 79 years old in Prague.
Ginette Leclerc
French actress (1912-1992).
Born February 9th, 1912 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1992 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Saint-Pol-Roux
French poet.
Born January 15th, 1861 in Marseille. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Brest. [ref]
Alexander Abusch
Journalist, writer, politician (1902-1982).
Born February 14th, 1902 in Kraków. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1982 at 79 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
Tatsuzō Ishikawa
Japanese writer (1905-1985).
Born July 2nd, 1905 in Yokote.
Died January 31st, 1985 at 79 years old in Tokyo Kyosai Hospital.
Alberto Bevilacqua
Italian writer and filmmaker.
Born June 27th, 1934 in Parma. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2013 at 79 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pierre-Paul Émile Roux
French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist.
Born December 17th, 1853 in Confolens.
Died November 3rd, 1933 at 79 years old in Paris.
Anna Hoffman-Uddgren
Swedish actress and director.
Born February 23rd, 1868 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1947 at 79 years old in Bromma parish. [ref]
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer