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Dead at age 89
1,210 Notable deaths
Roy Acuff
American country music singer and fiddler (1903-1992).
Born September 15th, 1903 in Maynardville. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1992 at 89 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Just Fontaine
French football manager and former player.
Born August 18th, 1933 in Marrakesh.
Died March 1st, 2023 at 89 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
Ralph Stanley
American singer.
Born February 25th, 1927 in McClure.
Died June 23rd, 2016 at 89 years old in Coeburn (skin cancer). [ref]
Margaret Field
American actress (1922-2011).
Born May 10th, 1922 in Houston.
Died November 6th, 2011 at 89 years old in Malibu (cancer). [ref]
Richard Bull
American film, stage and television actor (1924-2014).
Died February 3rd, 2014 at 89 years old in Calabasas (pneumonia).
Patrick Moore
English astronomer, broadcaster and writer.
Born March 4th, 1923 in Pinner. [ref]
Died December 9th, 2012 at 89 years old in Selsey.
Simone Veil
French stateswoman.
Born July 13th, 1927 in Nice. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2017 at 89 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Asima Chatterjee
Indian chemist (1917-2006).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Kolkata.
Died November 22nd, 2006 at 89 years old in Kolkata.
Murray Gell-Mann
American physicist (1929–2019).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Lower Manhattan.
Died May 24th, 2019 at 89 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Keely Smith
American singer (1928-2017).
Born March 9th, 1928 in Norfolk. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]
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