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Dead at age 89
1,389 Notable deaths
Georgy Yegorov
Soviet admiral of the fleet (1918-2008).
Born October 30th, 1918 in Mestanovo.
Died February 9th, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Richard Krebs
German sprinter (1906-1996).
Born July 30th, 1906 in Hamburg.
Died June 29th, 1996 at 89 years old in Hamburg.
James George Needham
American entomologist (1868–1957).
Born March 16th, 1868 in Virginia.
Died July 24th, 1957 at 89 years old in Ithaca.
Miloslav Stingl
Czech traveller, photographer and writer (1930-2020).
Born December 19th, 1930 in Bílina.
Died May 11th, 2020 at 89 years old in Prague.
Mária Zalai-Kövi
Olympic gymnast (1924–2013).
Born October 20th, 1924 in Târgu Mureș.
Died October 28th, 2013 at 89 years old in Budapest.
Olena Kulchytska
Ukrainian painter (1877–1967).
Born September 15th, 1877 in Berezhany.
Died March 8th, 1967 at 89 years old in Lviv.
Giovanni Zucchi
Italian rower (1931-2021).
Born August 14th, 1931 in Mandello del Lario.
Died January 19th, 2021 at 89 years old in Mandello del Lario. [ref]
Gunnar Andreassen
Norwegian footballer (1913-2002).
Born January 5th, 1913 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died July 23rd, 2002 at 89 years old
Mervyn Finlay
Australian judge and rower (1925-2014).
Born June 17th, 1925 in Sydney.
Died July 2nd, 2014 at 89 years old in Sydney.
Paula Pöhlsen
Gymnast (1913–2003).
Born September 11th, 1913 in Hamburg.
Died January 6th, 2003 at 89 years old
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