List of Famous people who died at 79

Sir Charles Ian Russell, 3rd Bt.

First Name Sir
Born on March 13, 1918
Died on September 26, 1997 (aged 79)
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Richard Stewart Boddington

First Name Richard
Last Name Boddington
Born on January 1, 1930
Died on March 19, 2009 (aged 79)
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Robert Parrish

First Name Robert
Last Name Parrish
Born on January 4, 1916
Died on December 4, 1995 (aged 79)

Robert R. Parrish was an American film director, editor, writer, and child actor. He received an Academy Award for Film Editing for his contribution to Body and Soul (1947).

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Antony Tudor

William Jonh Cook
First Name Antony
Last Name Tudor
Born on April 4, 1908
Died on April 5, 1987 (aged 79)

Antony Tudor was an English ballet choreographer, teacher and dancer.

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Charles Jocelyn Forestier-Walker

First Name Charles
Last Name Forestier-Walker
Born on July 18, 1912
Died on January 1, 1992 (aged 79)
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Gordon Frederick Seale

First Name Gordon
Last Name Seale
Born on January 1, 1906
Died on January 1, 1985 (aged 79)
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Augustine Christopher Caradoc Courtauld

First Name Augustine
Last Name Courtauld
Born on September 12, 1934
Died on January 11, 2014 (aged 79)
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Zhelyu Zhelev

Желю Митев Желев
First Name Zhelyu
Born on March 3, 1935
Died on January 30, 2015 (aged 79)

Zhelyu Mitev Zhelev was a Bulgarian politician and former dissident who served as the first non-Communist President of Bulgaria from 1990 to 1997. Zhelev was one of the most prominent figures of the 1989 Bulgarian Revolution, which ended the 35 year rule of President Todor Zhivkov. A member of the Union of Democratic Forces, he was elected as President by the 7th Grand National Assembly. Two years later, he won Bulgaria's first direct presidential elections. He lost his party's nomination for his 1996 reelection campaign after losing a tough primary race to Petar Stoyanov.

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Hans Viktor Howaldt

First Name Hans
Last Name Howaldt
Born on June 19, 1919
Died on July 23, 1998 (aged 79)
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Roddy Connolly

First Name Roddy
Last Name Connolly
Born on February 11, 1901
Died on December 16, 1980 (aged 79)
Born in Ireland

Roderick James Connolly was a socialist politician in Ireland. He was also known as 'Rory Connolly'.

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