Dead at age 89
1,375 Notable deaths
Charlie Gehringer
American baseball player and coach.
Born May 11th, 1903 in Livingston County.
Died January 21st, 1993 at 89 years old in Bloomfield Hills.
Walter Rudin
American mathematician (1921-2010).
Died May 20th, 2010 at 89 years old in Madison (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Albert W. Tucker
Canadian mathematician (1905–1995).
Born November 28th, 1905 in Oshawa.
Died January 25th, 1995 at 89 years old in Hightstown.
Susanne Langer
American philosopher (1895–1985).
Born December 20th, 1895 in Manhattan.
Died July 17th, 1985 at 89 years old in Old Lyme.
Pippo Baudo
Italian television presenter (1936-2025).
Born June 7th, 1936 in Militello in Val di Catania.
Died August 16th, 2025 at 89 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
American medical physicist (1921-2011).
Born July 19th, 1921 in New York City.
Died May 30th, 2011 at 89 years old in The Bronx (disease).
Alberta Hunter
American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984).
Born April 1st, 1895 in Memphis. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1984 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lennart Johansson
Industrialist, swedish football administrator, president of uefa (1990 - 2007).
Born November 5th, 1929 in Bromma city district. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2019 at 89 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Billy Taylor
American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator.
Born July 24th, 1921 in Greenville.
Died December 28th, 2010 at 89 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Edward Bond
English writer best known as a dramatist (1934–2024).
Born July 18th, 1934 in Holloway.
Died March 3rd, 2024 at 89 years old in Great Wilbraham. [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson