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Dead at age 89

1,210 Notable deaths

Learned Hand

American legal scholar, court of appeals judge.

Born January 27th, 1872 in Albany. [ref]

Died August 18th, 1961 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]

Emmanuel Levinas

French-lithuanian philosopher.

Born January 12th, 1906 in Kaunas. [ref]

Died December 25th, 1995 at 89 years old in Clichy. [ref]

David Croft

English writer, producer and director (1922-2011).

Born September 7th, 1922 in Sandbanks.

Died September 27th, 2011 at 89 years old in Tavira. [ref]

Toshi Ichiyanagi

Japanese composer.

Born February 4th, 1933 in Kōbe.

Died October 7th, 2022 at 89 years old [ref]

Annie Ross

British-american actress, singer and vocalist.

Born July 25th, 1930 in Surrey.

Died July 21st, 2020 at 89 years old in New York City (pulmonary emphysema, heart disease). [ref]

Slim Whitman

American singer, musician.

Born January 20th, 1924 in Tampa. [ref]

Died June 19th, 2013 at 89 years old in Orange Park (heart failure).

Mildred Natwick

American actress (1905-1994).

Born June 19th, 1905 in Baltimore. [ref]

Died October 25th, 1994 at 89 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]

Bob Anderson

British actor and fencer (1922-2012).

Born September 15th, 1922 in Gosport.

Died January 1st, 2012 at 89 years old in West Sussex. [ref]

Edward Seaga

5th prime minister of jamaica.

Born May 28th, 1930 in Boston.

Died May 28th, 2019 at 89 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]

Haya Harareet

Israeli actress (1931-2021).

Born September 20th, 1931 in Haifa.

Died February 3rd, 2021 at 89 years old in Marlow. [ref]

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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel