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Dead at age 89
1,194 Notable deaths
Red Adair
Firefighter.
Born June 18th, 1915 in Houston.
Died August 31st, 2004 at 89 years old in Houston.
İsmet İnönü
Turkish general and statesman (1884-1973).
Born September 24th, 1884 in İzmir. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1973 at 89 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arturo Toscanini
Italian conductor (1867-1957).
Born March 25th, 1867 in Parma. [ref]
Died January 16th, 1957 at 89 years old in Manhattan, Riverdale (stroke). [ref]
Eddy Arnold
American country music singer, songwriter (1918-2008).
Born May 15th, 1918 in Henderson. [ref]
Died May 8th, 2008 at 89 years old in Nashville (disease). [ref]
Alice B. Toklas
American writer (1877-1967).
Born April 30th, 1877 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1967 at 89 years old in Paris.
Hilary Putnam
American philosopher.
Born July 31st, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2016 at 89 years old in Arlington (mesothelioma malignant recurrent). [ref]
Frank Whittle
British royal air force engineer air officer.
Born June 1st, 1907 in Coventry.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 89 years old in Columbia (lung cancer).
Manly Palmer Hall
Canadian writer and mystic.
Born March 18th, 1901 in Peterborough.
Died August 29th, 1990 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Om Prakash Chautala
Indian politician.
Born January 1st, 1935 in Sirsa District.
Died December 20th, 2024 at 89 years old in Gurgaon (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Richard Helms
Director of the central intelligence agency.
Born March 30th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died October 23rd, 2002 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (multiple myeloma).
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