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Dead at age 89
1,610 Notable deaths
John Schmitt
American rower (1901-1991).
Born December 23rd, 1901 in Philadelphia.
Died June 13th, 1991 at 89 years old in Largo.
Eivind Skabo
Canoe racer.
Born August 17th, 1916 in Bærum Municipality.
Died April 18th, 2006 at 89 years old in Oslo.
William Theodore Heard
Scottish cardinal (1884-1973).
Born February 24th, 1884 in Edinburgh.
Died September 16th, 1973 at 89 years old in Rome.
Oscar Olstad
Gymnast (1887–1977).
Born June 22nd, 1887 in Tune Municipality.
Died April 2nd, 1977 at 89 years old in Tune Municipality.
Jan de Boer
Dutch association football player (1898-1988).
Born August 29th, 1898 in Amsterdam.
Died June 30th, 1988 at 89 years old in Amsterdam.
Vladimir Krasnopolskiy
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter and producer (1933–2022).
Born June 14th, 1933 in Yekaterinburg.
Died September 23rd, 2022 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Jean-Paul Martin du Gard
Olympic athlete (1927–2017).
Born May 3rd, 1927 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 26th, 2017 at 89 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Monique Jacot
Swiss photographer (1934).
Born August 19th, 1934 in Neuchâtel.
Died August 6th, 2024 at 89 years old
Eva González Fernández
Spanish writer.
Born January 17th, 1918 in Palacios del Sil.
Died June 25th, 2007 at 89 years old in Palacios del Sil.
Elena Kazimirtchak-Polonskaïa
Soviet astronomer (1902-1992).
Born November 21st, 1902 in Selets, Sielec, Drohobych Raion.
Died August 30th, 1992 at 89 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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