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Dead at age 89
1,375 Notable deaths
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
Author, artist (1918-2007).
Born February 6th, 1918 in Weimar.
Died February 22nd, 2007 at 89 years old in Starnberg (heart failure). [ref]
Ruth St. Denis
American dancer (1879-1968).
Born January 20th, 1879 in Newark.
Died July 21st, 1968 at 89 years old in Hyatt Place Dubai Al Rigga.
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Indian singer.
Born March 3rd, 1931 in Budaun.
Died January 17th, 2021 at 89 years old in Mumbai.
John Guillermin
French-british film director, writer and producer (1925–2015).
Born November 11th, 1925 in London.
Died September 27th, 2015 at 89 years old in Topanga. [ref]
Alan Hovhaness
Armenian-american composer (1911-2000).
Born March 8th, 1911 in Somerville. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2000 at 89 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Sadao Araki
Japanese general (1877-1966).
Died November 2nd, 1966 at 89 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).
Charles Crichton
English film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer (1910-1999).
Born August 6th, 1910 in Wallasey. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1999 at 89 years old in London. [ref]
Arthur Kornberg
American biochemist.
Born March 3rd, 1918 in Brooklyn.
Died October 26th, 2007 at 89 years old in Stanford.
Donald Hall
American writer (1928–2018).
Born September 20th, 1928 in Hamden.
Died June 23rd, 2018 at 89 years old in Wilmot.
Saul Leiter
American photographer (1923-2013).
Born December 3rd, 1923 in Pittsburgh.
Died November 26th, 2013 at 89 years old in New York City.
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