Dead at age 89

1,244 Notable deaths

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).

Mukarram Jah, Crown Prince of Hyderabad

Head of the house of asaf jah.

Born October 6th, 1933 in Nice.

Died January 14th, 2023 at 89 years old

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).

Phil Rizzuto

American baseball player (1917-2007).

Born September 25th, 1917 in Brooklyn.

Died August 13th, 2007 at 89 years old in West Orange (pneumonia). [ref]

Éric Rohmer

French film director (1920-2010).

Born April 4th, 1920 in Tulle. [ref]

Died January 11th, 2010 at 89 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

George Deukmejian

American politician (1928–2018).

Born June 6th, 1928 in Menands.

Died May 8th, 2018 at 89 years old in Long Beach. [ref]

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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson