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Dead at age 89
1,259 Notable deaths
James George Needham
American entomologist.
Born March 16th, 1868 in Virginia.
Died July 24th, 1957 at 89 years old in Ithaca.
René Lemoine
Fencer.
Born December 29th, 1905 in Nancy. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1995 at 89 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Tadao Horie
Japanese association football player (1913–2003).
Born September 13th, 1913 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Died March 29th, 2003 at 89 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Kees Mijnders
Dutch footballer (1912-2002).
Born September 28th, 1912 in Eindhoven.
Died April 12th, 2002 at 89 years old in Dordrecht.
Gaston Godel
Athletics competitor.
Born August 19th, 1914 in Givisiez.
Died February 17th, 2004 at 89 years old in Domdidier.
André Bonin
Fencer.
Born March 10th, 1909 in Granville. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1998 at 89 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Paul Gouyon
Catholic cardinal (1910–2000).
Born October 24th, 1910 in Bordeaux.
Died September 26th, 2000 at 89 years old in Bordeaux.
Affonso Évora
Basketball player.
Born August 26th, 1918 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 2nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Petrópolis (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Miloslav Stingl
Czech traveller, photographer and writer (1930-2020).
Born December 19th, 1930 in Bílina.
Died May 11th, 2020 at 89 years old in Prague. [ref]
Giuseppe D'Altrui
Italian water polo player.
Born April 7th, 1934 in Naples.
Died February 26th, 2024 at 89 years old in Pescara. [ref]
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