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Dead at age 89

1,377 Notable deaths

I. Bernard Cohen

American historian of science (1914–2003).

Born March 1st, 1914 in New York City.

Died June 20th, 2003 at 89 years old in Waltham.

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Brazilian film director (1928–2018).

Born October 22nd, 1928 in São Paulo.

Died April 21st, 2018 at 89 years old in Rio de Janeiro (liver cancer).

Russell Ohl

American engineer (1898-1987).

Born January 31st, 1898 in Allentown.

Died March 20th, 1987 at 89 years old in Vista.

Nathan Jacobson

American mathematician (1910–1999).

Born October 5th, 1910 in Warsaw.

Died December 5th, 1999 at 89 years old in Hamden. [ref]

Marlow Cook

American politician.

Born July 27th, 1926 in Akron.

Died February 4th, 2016 at 89 years old in Sarasota (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Abdirizak Haji Hussein

Prime minister of somalia (1924-2014).

Born December 24th, 1924 in Galkayo.

Died January 31st, 2014 at 89 years old in Minneapolis (pneumonia).

C. H. Dodd

British theologian.

Born April 7th, 1884 in Wrexham.

Died September 21st, 1973 at 89 years old in Oxford.

Dimitri Bashkirov

Russian pianist (1931–2021).

Born November 1st, 1931 in Tbilisi.

Died March 7th, 2021 at 89 years old in Moscow, Madrid. [ref]

Arthur Brauss

German actor.

Born July 24th, 1936 in Augsburg.

Died August 29th, 2025 at 89 years old in Munich. [ref]

Mary F. Lyon

English geneticist.

Born May 15th, 1925 in Norwich.

Died December 25th, 2014 at 89 years old in Oxfordshire. [ref]

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