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Dead at age 89

1,210 Notable deaths

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]

Peggy Rea

American actress (1921–2011).

Born March 31st, 1921 in Los Angeles.

Died February 5th, 2011 at 89 years old in Toluca Lake (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Arun Manilal Gandhi

Indian activist.

Born April 14th, 1934 in Durban.

Died May 2nd, 2023 at 89 years old in Kolhapur. [ref]

Michael Atiyah

British mathematician.

Born April 22nd, 1929 in London.

Died January 11th, 2019 at 89 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]

Robert Towne

American screenwriter, producer, director and actor (1934–2024).

Born November 23rd, 1934 in Los Angeles.

Died July 1st, 2024 at 89 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

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