Dead at age 89

1,384 Notable deaths

Li Shijun

Chinese esperanto writer and translator (1923-2012).

Born March 29th, 1923 in Hebei.

Died November 10th, 2012 at 89 years old in Beijing.

Olavi Mannonen

Modern pentathlete (1930–2019).

Born March 7th, 1930 in Vyborg.

Died March 17th, 2019 at 89 years old in Helsinki (disease). [ref]

Kees Mijnders

Dutch footballer (1912-2002).

Born September 28th, 1912 in Eindhoven.

Died April 12th, 2002 at 89 years old in Dordrecht.

William Jones

Uruguayan rower (1924–2014).

Born December 6th, 1924. [ref]

Died August 7th, 2014 at 89 years old in Inverness. [ref]

Lennart Back

Swedish athletics competitor.

Born May 28th, 1933 in Färgelanda Municipality.

Died August 1st, 2022 at 89 years old

Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd

British biochemist (1907-1997).

Born October 2nd, 1907 in Glasgow.

Died January 10th, 1997 at 89 years old in Cambridge.

Marie Rouanet

Occitan singer and writer.

Born May 26th, 1936 in Béziers.

Died January 25th, 2026 at 89 years old in Saint-Affrique. [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.

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).

Paul Gouyon

Catholic cardinal (1910–2000).

Born October 24th, 1910 in Bordeaux.

Died September 26th, 2000 at 89 years old in Bordeaux.

Deaths 1301 to 1310 of 1384

Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé