Dead at age 79

1,556 Notable deaths

Elmar Wepper

German actor (1944–2023).

Born April 16th, 1944 in Augsburg.

Died October 31st, 2023 at 79 years old in Munich. [ref]

Roger Jean Heim

French botanist.

Born February 12th, 1900 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died September 17th, 1979 at 79 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Hamo Sahyan

Armenian poet and translator.

Born April 14th, 1914 in Lor.

Died July 17th, 1993 at 79 years old in Yerevan. [ref]

William Fogg Osgood

American mathematician (1864-1943).

Born March 10th, 1864 in Boston.

Died July 22nd, 1943 at 79 years old in Belmont.

Inger Hagerup

Norwegian poet and playwright.

Born April 12th, 1905 in Bergen. [ref]

Died February 6th, 1985 at 79 years old in Fredrikstad.

Ivan Bortnik

Soviet and russian actor (1939-2019).

Born April 16th, 1939 in Moscow.

Died January 4th, 2019 at 79 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease). [ref]

Guy Le Strange

English scholar.

Born July 24th, 1854 in England. [ref]

Died December 24th, 1933 at 79 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Ken Coates

British politician (1930-2010).

Born September 16th, 1930.

Died June 27th, 2010 at 79 years old in Matlock (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Mike Davies

British tennis player.

Born January 9th, 1936 in Swansea.

Died November 2nd, 2015 at 79 years old in Sarasota (lung disease). [ref]

Harald Öhquist

Finnish general (1891-1971).

Born March 1st, 1891 in Helsinki. [ref]

Died February 10th, 1971 at 79 years old in Helsinki.

Deaths 981 to 990 of 1556

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling