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Dead at age 89
1,201 Notable deaths
Barbara Cook
American actress and singer (1927-2017).
Born October 25th, 1927 in Atlanta.
Died August 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Manhattan (respiratory failure). [ref]
Brian Horrocks
British army officer (1895-1985).
Born September 7th, 1895 in Ranikhet.
Died January 4th, 1985 at 89 years old in Chichester.
Niklaus Wirth
Swiss computer scientist.
Born February 15th, 1934 in Winterthur.
Died January 1st, 2024 at 89 years old [ref]
Frank Lautenberg
U.s. senator from new jersey (1924-2013).
Born January 23rd, 1924 in Paterson.
Died June 3rd, 2013 at 89 years old in New York City (viral pneumonia). [ref]
Emmanuelle Riva
French actress (1927-2017).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Cheniménil. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2017 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
John Stapp
American academic.
Born July 11th, 1910 in Bahia.
Died November 13th, 1999 at 89 years old in Alamogordo.
Mose Allison
American jazz blues pianist and singer (1927-2016).
Born November 11th, 1927 in Tippo. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2016 at 89 years old in Hilton Head Island. [ref]
Douglas Sirk
Film director from germany.
Born April 26th, 1897 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1987 at 89 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Buddy Elias
Actor (1925-2015).
Born June 2nd, 1925 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died March 16th, 2015 at 89 years old in Basel.
Hugh Trevor-Roper
British historian (1914-2003).
Born January 15th, 1914 in Glanton. [ref]
Died January 26th, 2003 at 89 years old in Oxford (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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