Dead at age 89
1,609 Notable deaths
Leonhard Seppala
Norwegian musher.
Born September 14th, 1877 in Skibotn.
Died January 28th, 1967 at 89 years old in Seattle.
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]
Barry Nelson
American actor (1917–2007).
Born April 16th, 1917 in San Francisco.
Died April 7th, 2007 at 89 years old in Bucks County. [ref]
Patrick Moore
English astronomer, broadcaster and writer (1923–2012).
Born March 4th, 1923 in Pinner.
Died December 9th, 2012 at 89 years old in Selsey.
Richard Helms
Director of the central intelligence agency (1913–2002).
Born March 30th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died October 23rd, 2002 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (multiple myeloma).
Keely Smith
American singer (1928-2017).
Died December 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Palm Springs (heart failure). [ref]
Ralph Stanley
American singer and banjo player (1927–2016).
Born February 25th, 1927 in McClure.
Died June 23rd, 2016 at 89 years old in Coeburn (skin cancer). [ref]
Red Adair
Firefighter (1915–2004).
Born June 18th, 1915 in Houston.
Died August 31st, 2004 at 89 years old in Houston.
Frank Whittle
British royal air force engineer air officer (1907–1996).
Born June 1st, 1907 in Coventry.
Died August 9th, 1996 at 89 years old in Columbia (lung cancer).
Éric Rohmer
French film director (1920-2010).
Born March 21st, 1920 in Tulle.
Died January 11th, 2010 at 89 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain