List of Famous people who died at 79

Rodney Palmer

First Name Rodney
Last Name Palmer
Born on November 24, 1907
Died on April 24, 1987 (aged 79)

Rodney Howell Palmer was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, he played for Hampshire County Cricket Club between 1930 and 1933. He also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and minor counties cricket for Berkshire in addition to representing the Egypt national cricket team.

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Angier Biddle Duke

First Name Angier
Last Name Duke
Born on November 30, 1915
Died on April 29, 1995 (aged 79)

Angier Biddle Duke was an diplomat who served as Chief of Protocol of the United States in the 1960s. Prior to that, at the age of 36, he became the youngest American ambassador in history when he was appointed to be the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador.

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Anthony Gilbey

First Name Anthony
Last Name Gilbey
Born on April 2, 1933
Died on September 10, 2012 (aged 79)
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Richard Arthur Cole-Hamilton

First Name Richard
Last Name Cole-Hamilton
Born on October 24, 1912
Died on January 1, 1992 (aged 79)
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Pierre Encrevé

Pierre André Encrevé
First Name Pierre
Last Name Encrevé
Born on September 10, 1939
Died on February 13, 2019 (aged 79)
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Roger Alexander Howard

First Name Roger
Last Name Howard
Born on August 18, 1919
Died on October 29, 1998 (aged 79)
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Charles Wynne-Finch

First Name Charles
Last Name Wynne-Finch
Born on January 11, 1929
Died on April 18, 2008 (aged 79)
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Cecilia Storck Botez

First Name Cecilia
Last Name Botez
Born on July 4, 1914
Died on November 30, 1993 (aged 79)
Born in Romania
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Barbara Suzanne Lyle

First Name Barbara
Last Name Lyle
Born on January 1, 1915
Died on January 1, 1994 (aged 79)
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Joshua Logan

First Name Joshua
Last Name Logan
Born on October 5, 1908
Died on July 12, 1988 (aged 79)

Joshua Lockwood Logan III was an American director, writer, and actor. He shared a Pulitzer Prize for co-writing the musical South Pacific and was involved in writing other musicals.

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