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Dead at age 89
1,389 Notable deaths
Douglas Bennett
Canoe racer.
Born September 13th, 1918 in Saint-Lambert.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 89 years old in Montreal.
Frank Righeimer
American fencer (1909-1998).
Born February 28th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died July 5th, 1998 at 89 years old in Palm Beach.
Robert van der Veen
Field hockey player (1906-1996).
Born September 26th, 1906 in Shanghai.
Died March 18th, 1996 at 89 years old in Jette.
Walter Leinweber
German ice hockey player.
Born April 18th, 1907 in Füssen.
Died March 2nd, 1997 at 89 years old
Sten Mellgren
Swedish footballer and manager (1900-1989).
Born August 28th, 1900 in Oskarshamn.
Died September 3rd, 1989 at 89 years old
James Trifunov
Canadian sport wrestler.
Born July 18th, 1903 in Jarkovac.
Died June 27th, 1993 at 89 years old in Winnipeg.
Hardayal Singh
Field hockey player (1928-2018).
Born November 28th, 1928 in Lucknow.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 89 years old in Dehradun. [ref]
Dagmar Möller
Classical singer (1866-1956).
Born December 19th, 1866 in Oslo. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1956 at 89 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Oldřich Zábrodský
Czech ice hockey player (1926-2015).
Born February 28th, 1926 in Prague.
Died September 22nd, 2015 at 89 years old [ref]
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