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Dead at age 89
1,380 Notable deaths
Dorothy Reed Mendenhall
American pediatrician (1874–1964).
Born September 22nd, 1874 in Columbus.
Died July 31st, 1964 at 89 years old in Chester.
Carlo Pedretti
Italian art historian and leonardo da vinci scholar (1928–2018).
Born January 6th, 1928 in Casalecchio di Reno.
Died January 5th, 2018 at 89 years old in Lamporecchio. [ref]
Anselmo Duarte
Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter.
Born April 21st, 1920 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died November 7th, 2009 at 89 years old in São Paulo (stroke). [ref]
Yu Kwang-chung
Taiwanese poet.
Born October 21st, 1928 in Nanjing.
Died December 14th, 2017 at 89 years old in Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (pneumonia).
George Knobel
Dutch football manager (1922–2012).
Born December 10th, 1922 in Roosendaal.
Died May 5th, 2012 at 89 years old in Roosendaal (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Andrey Dementyev
Russian writer (1928-2018).
Died June 26th, 2018 at 89 years old in Moscow (prostate cancer).
Bill Nieder
American shot putter.
Born August 10th, 1933 in Hempstead.
Died October 7th, 2022 at 89 years old in Angels Camp. [ref]
Fritz Muliar
Austrian actor (1919–2009).
Born December 12th, 1919 in Vienna.
Died May 4th, 2009 at 89 years old in Groß-Enzersdorf. [ref]
Nam Duck-woo
South korean politician (1924-2013).
Born April 22nd, 1924 in Gwangju.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 89 years old in Seoul (testicular cancer).
Wolfgang Schmieder
German musicologist (1901-1990).
Born May 29th, 1901 in Bydgoszcz.
Died November 8th, 1990 at 89 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
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