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Dead at age 89

1,610 Notable deaths

Mona May Karff

American chess player (1914–1998).

Born October 20th, 1908 in Bessarabia.

Died January 10th, 1998 at 89 years old in Manhattan.

Hans Lenk

German rower (1935–2024).

Born March 23rd, 1935 in Berlin.

Died July 30th, 2024 at 89 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]

Manuel Murguía

Spanish author (1833-1923).

Born May 17th, 1833 in Arteixo.

Died February 2nd, 1923 at 89 years old in A Coruña.

Marie Egner

Austrian artist (1850-1940).

Born August 25th, 1850 in Bad Radkersburg.

Died March 31st, 1940 at 89 years old in Vienna.

José Jiménez Lozano

Spanish writer (1930–2020).

Born May 13th, 1930 in Langa.

Died March 9th, 2020 at 89 years old in Valladolid. [ref]

Aleksander Świętochowski

Polish philosopher (1849–1938).

Born January 18th, 1849 in Stoczek Łukowski.

Died April 25th, 1938 at 89 years old in Gołotczyzna.

Yoshihide Kozai

Astronomer in japan (1928-2018).

Born April 1st, 1928 in Tokyo.

Died February 5th, 2018 at 89 years old (liver failure).

Billie Yorke

British tennis player (1910-2000).

Born December 19th, 1910 in Rawalpindi.

Died December 9th, 2000 at 89 years old

Gustaf Dyrssen

Swedish officer, modern pentathlete and fencer (1891–1981).

Born November 24th, 1891 in Stockholm.

Died May 13th, 1981 at 89 years old in Kungsängen.

Emory Leon Chaffee

American physicist.

Born April 15th, 1885 in Somerville.

Died March 8th, 1975 at 89 years old in Waltham.

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