Habib Wahid

Bangladeshi singer, composer.

Born October 15th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Dhaka.

Lira

South african singer (born 1979).

Born March 14th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Johannesburg.

Luke Young

English association football player, born 1979.

Born July 19th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Harlow.

Michele Scarponi

Italian road bicycle racer (1979–2017).

Born September 25th, 1979 in Jesi.

Died April 22nd, 2017 at 37 years old in Filottrano (bicycle accident). ^[ref]

Justine Pasek

Miss panamá 2001 and miss universe 2002.

Born August 29th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Kharkiv.

Trent Ford

British-american model and actor.

Born January 15th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Akron.

Andrea Osvárt

Hungarian actress and former fashion model.

Born April 25th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Budapest.

Refaat Alareer

Palestinian writer, palestinian victim of the israeli bombing of the gaza strip in december 2023.

Born September 23rd, 1979 in Shuja'iyya.

Died December 6th, 2023 at 44 years old in Gaza City. ^[ref]

Marieke Vervoort

Belgian athletics competitor.

Born May 10th, 1979 in Diest.

Died October 22nd, 2019 at 40 years old in Diest (euthanasia). ^[ref]

Melendi

Spanish singer and songwriter.

Born January 21st, 1979 (age 47 years) in Oviedo.