Dead at age 89
1,375 Notable deaths
Véra Nabokov
Editor, translator (1902–1991).
Born January 5th, 1902 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 7th, 1991 at 89 years old in Vevey.
Carl Ferdinand Cori
Czech nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984).
Born December 5th, 1896 in Prague.
Died October 20th, 1986 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Queen Elisabeth of Belgium
Queen consort of the belgians (1876–1965).
Born July 25th, 1876 in Possenhofen.
Died November 25th, 1965 at 89 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (cardiovascular disease).
Bernard Pivot
French writer and presenter (1935-2024).
Born May 5th, 1935 in Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2024 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
Stan Albeck
American basketball player and coach.
Born May 17th, 1931 in Chenoa.
Died March 25th, 2021 at 89 years old [ref]
Pascalina Lehnert
German roman catholic nun who was pope pius xii's housekeeper and secretary (1894-1983).
Born August 25th, 1894 in Ebersberg. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1983 at 89 years old in Vienna (disease). [ref]
Walter H. Schottky
German physicist.
Born July 23rd, 1886 in Zürich.
Died March 4th, 1976 at 89 years old in Forchheim.
Ilya Kabakov
Soviet and american conceptual artist (1933–2023).
Born September 30th, 1933 in Dnipro.
Died May 27th, 2023 at 89 years old in Long Island. [ref]
Ernst Barkmann
German world war ii soldier (1919-2009).
Born August 25th, 1919 in Kisdorf.
Died June 27th, 2009 at 89 years old in Kisdorf. [ref]
Leopold Ružička
Croatian scientist (1887-1976).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Vukovar.
Died September 26th, 1976 at 89 years old in Mammern.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius