Dead at age 89
1,389 Notable deaths
Kurt Stöpel
German cyclist.
Born March 12th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died June 11th, 1997 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Jack Cropp
Sailor (1927-2016).
Born May 23rd, 1927 in Hokitika.
Died June 25th, 2016 at 89 years old in Tākaka. [ref]
Tapio Mäkelä
Finnish cross-country skier (1926-2016).
Born October 12th, 1926 in Nastola.
Died May 12th, 2016 at 89 years old in Jämsä. [ref]
Xosé Filgueira Valverde
Spanish intellectual and writer (1906–1996).
Born October 28th, 1906 in Pontevedra. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1996 at 89 years old in Pontevedra. [ref]
James Halliday
British weightlifter (1918-2007).
Born January 19th, 1918 in Farnworth.
Died June 6th, 2007 at 89 years old
Hedda Andersson
Swedish physician (1861-1950).
Born April 24th, 1861 in Malmö Karoli church parish. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1950 at 89 years old in Lunds Cathedral Assembly.
Helga Klein
German sprinter.
Born August 15th, 1931 in Mannheim.
Died January 27th, 2021 at 89 years old in Mannheim. [ref]
Elizabeth Edgar
New zealand botanist (1929–2019).
Born December 27th, 1929 in Christchurch.
Died January 1st, 2019 at 89 years old in Christchurch. [ref]
Alojz Tkáč
Roman catholic archbishop (1934–2023).
Born March 2nd, 1934 in Ohradzany. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2023 at 89 years old in Košice. [ref]
Raymond Bellot
French footballer (1929-2019).
Born June 9th, 1929 in Alfortville. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2019 at 89 years old in Nantes. [ref]
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson