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Dead at age 89

1,259 Notable deaths

Wallace Bryant

American archer.

Born December 19th, 1863 in Melrose.

Died May 2nd, 1953 at 89 years old in Gloucester.

Paula Pöhlsen

Gymnast (1913–2003).

Born September 11th, 1913 in Hamburg.

Died January 6th, 2003 at 89 years old

Gunnar Andreassen

Norwegian footballer (1913-2002).

Born January 5th, 1913 in Fredrikstad.

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.

Kadriye Nurmambet

Crimean tatar, folk singer, folklorist.

Born August 21st, 1933 in Dobrich.

Died January 31st, 2023 at 89 years old in Bucharest. [ref]

Ernst Nievergelt

Swiss racing cyclist (1910-1999).

Born March 23rd, 1910 in Affoltern am Albis.

Died July 1st, 1999 at 89 years old in Kappel am Albis.

Julie Schmitt

Gymnast.

Born April 6th, 1913 in Cham.

Died December 10th, 2002 at 89 years old in Munich.

Franco Cavallo

Sailor (1932–2022).

Born September 26th, 1932 in Naples.

Died January 9th, 2022 at 89 years old in Naples.

Jan Křen

Czech historian.

Born August 22nd, 1930 in Prague. [ref]

Died April 7th, 2020 at 89 years old in Prague (COVID-19). [ref]

Lennart Back

Swedish athletics competitor.

Born May 28th, 1933 in Färgelanda Municipality.

Died August 1st, 2022 at 89 years old

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