List of Famous people who died at 79
Edmund James Pearce
Georges Aleka Damas
Georges Aleka Damas was a Gabonese politician who served as President of the National Assembly of Gabon from 1964 to 1975. He also composed Gabon's national anthem, "La Concorde".
Heinz de Lange
Emmy Putzinger
Emmy Putzinger was an Austrian figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympic Games and won the bronze medal at the European Figure Skating Championships in 1937 and 1938.
Sandro Giglio
Oscar Castelo
Oscar Castelo was a judge of the Manila Court and Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines. Born in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Castelo enrolled at the San Juan de Letran and later at Escuela de Derecho. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1927 and was equally fluent in English and Spanish. He later moved to United States, where he died on June 20, 1982, aged 79.