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Dead at age 79
2,211 Notable deaths
Lina Morgan
Spanish film, theatre and television actress theatre owner.
Born March 20th, 1936 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2015 at 79 years old in Madrid.
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician.
Born October 28th, 1921 in Havana.
Died June 27th, 2001 at 79 years old in New York City.
Hawayo Takata
Introduced reiki to the western world (1900–1980).
Born December 24th, 1900 in Hanamaulu.
Died December 11th, 1980 at 79 years old
Maurice Elvey
British film director (1887-1967).
Born November 11th, 1887 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died August 28th, 1967 at 79 years old in Brighton.
George Barbier
American actor.
Born November 19th, 1865 in Philadelphia.
Died July 19th, 1945 at 79 years old in Hollywood.
Carroll Borland
American actress (1914-1994).
Born February 25th, 1914 in San Francisco.
Died February 3rd, 1994 at 79 years old in Arlington County (pneumonia).
Kong Le
Lao army officer (1934-2014).
Born March 6th, 1934 in Savannakhet Province.
Died January 17th, 2014 at 79 years old in Ballainvilliers.
Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald
German paleontologist (1902-1982).
Born November 13th, 1902 in Berlin.
Died July 10th, 1982 at 79 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
Claire Bretécher
French cartoonist (1940–2020).
Born April 17th, 1940 in Nantes. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2020 at 79 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Carmen Pereira
Guinea-bissauan politician (1937-2016).
Born September 22nd, 1936 in Bissau. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2016 at 79 years old in Bissau. [ref]
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