List of Famous people who died at 79

David Arthur John Tyrrell was a British virologist who was the director of the Common Cold Unit, which investigated viruses that caused common colds. He discovered the first human coronavirus in 1965. With June Almeida he made the first comparative study of human and chicken coronaviruses in 1967, and invented the name coronavirus in 1968.

Egbert "Bert" Roach was an American film actor. He appeared in 327 films between 1914 and 1951. He was born in Washington, D.C., and died in Los Angeles, California, age 79.

Henry Victor Dyson Dyson, generally known as Hugo Dyson and who signed his writings H. V. D. Dyson, was an English academic and a member of the Inklings literary group. He was a committed Christian, and together with J. R. R. Tolkien he helped C. S. Lewis in converting to Christianity, particularly after a long conversation as they strolled on Addison's Walk at Oxford.

Gladys Yolanda del Río Uribe was a Chilean actress and comedian.

Oswald Graham Noel Turnbull was an English tennis player. He is best known for his gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.