Dead at age 89

1,609 Notable deaths

Asima Chatterjee

Indian chemist (1917–2006).

Born September 23rd, 1917 in Kolkata.

Died November 22nd, 2006 at 89 years old in Kolkata.

Emmanuel Levinas

Jewish-french-lithuanian philosopher.

Born January 12th, 1906 in Kaunas.

Died December 25th, 1995 at 89 years old in Paris, Clichy.

Annie Ross

British-american actress, singer and vocalist.

Born July 25th, 1930 in London, Surrey.

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

Edward Seaga

5th prime minister of jamaica (1930–2019).

Born May 28th, 1930 in Boston.

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

J. William Fulbright

American politician (1905–1995).

Born April 9th, 1905 in Sumner.

Died February 9th, 1995 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke).

Michael Atiyah

British mathematician.

Born April 22nd, 1929 in Hampstead.

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

Slim Whitman

American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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

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

Michele Ferrero

Italian entrepreneur (1925-2015).

Born April 26th, 1925 in Dogliani.

Died February 14th, 2015 at 89 years old in Monte Carlo. [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 for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes