List of Famous people who died at 79

Egerton Shelswell-White

First Name Egerton
Last Name Shelswell-White
Born on December 3, 1933
Died on December 9, 2012 (aged 79)
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Judith Katharine de Yarburgh-Bateson

First Name Judith
Born on March 22, 1909
Died on May 23, 1988 (aged 79)
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Charles Hayes

First Name Charles
Last Name Hayes
Born on February 17, 1918
Died on April 8, 1997 (aged 79)

Charles Arthur Hayes was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 1st congressional district, from 1983 to 1993.

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Ursula Doryne Elizabeth Crofton

First Name Ursula
Last Name Crofton
Born on October 7, 1921
Died on September 10, 2001 (aged 79)
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Masaichi Nagata

First Name Masaichi
Born on January 21, 1906
Died on October 24, 1985 (aged 79)

Masaichi Nagata was a Japanese film producer and baseball executive.

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Judith Harriet Wright

First Name Judith
Born on May 6, 1914
Died on May 6, 1993 (aged 79)
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Donald Arthur

First Name Donald
Last Name Arthur
Born on April 29, 1937
Died on September 21, 2016 (aged 79)
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Shinji Ishihara

First Name Shinji
Last Name Ishihara
Born on May 25, 1938
Died on November 30, 2017 (aged 79)
Born in Japan
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Robert B. Anderson

First Name Robert
Last Name Anderson
Born on June 4, 1910
Died on August 14, 1989 (aged 79)

Robert Bernard Anderson was an American administrator, politician, and businessman. He served as the Secretary of the Navy between February 1953 and March 1954. He also served as the Secretary of the Treasury from 1957 until 1961, and was one of President Eisenhower's closest confidants. Two years before his death from cancer, he was disbarred for illegal banking operations and tax evasion.

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Max Dresden

First Name Max
Last Name Dresden
Born on April 23, 1918
Died on October 29, 1997 (aged 79)

Max Dresden was a Dutch-American theoretical physicist and historian of physics. He is known for his research in "statistical mechanics, superconductivity, quantum field theory, and elementary particle physics."

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