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Dead at age 89

1,259 Notable deaths

Günther Bechem

Racecar driver.

Born December 21st, 1921 in Hagen.

Died May 3rd, 2011 at 89 years old in Hagen.

Georg Steindorff

German egyptologist (1861–1951).

Born November 12th, 1861 in Dessau.

Died August 28th, 1951 at 89 years old in North Hollywood.

Ioana Bulcă

Romanian actress.

Born January 7th, 1936 in Podari. [ref]

Died July 9th, 2025 at 89 years old [ref]

Arnold von Winckler

German officer.

Born February 17th, 1856 in Nysa.

Died July 24th, 1945 at 89 years old in Bad Freienwalde (myocardial infarction).

Carl Lange

German actor (1909–1999).

Born October 30th, 1909 in Flensburg. [ref]

Died June 23rd, 1999 at 89 years old in Ostfildern. [ref]

Adelina Gutiérrez

Chilean astrophysicist and academician.

Born May 27th, 1925 in Santiago.

Died April 11th, 2015 at 89 years old in Santiago.

Myriam Harry

Pen name of maria rosette shapira (april 1869 (some sources say 1875) – march 10, 1958), a french journalist and writer.

Born February 21st, 1869 in Jerusalem. [ref]

Died March 10th, 1958 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]

Ivo Michiels

Belgian writer (1923-2012).

Born January 8th, 1923 in Mortsel. [ref]

Died October 7th, 2012 at 89 years old in Le Barroux. [ref]

Masatoshi Wakabayashi

Japanese politician (1934-2023).

Born July 4th, 1934 in Shinonoi.

Died November 11th, 2023 at 89 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Sophie Desmarets

French actress (1922-2012).

Born April 7th, 1922 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died February 13th, 2012 at 89 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown