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Dead at age 89
1,247 Notable deaths
Stéphane Grappelli
French jazz violinist (1908–1997).
Born January 26th, 1908 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1997 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
William L. Shirer
American journalist.
Born February 23rd, 1904 in Chicago.
Died December 28th, 1993 at 89 years old in Boston. [ref]
Bob Hastings
American radio, film, and television character actor (1925-2014).
Born April 18th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died June 30th, 2014 at 89 years old in Burbank (prostate cancer).
Masaru Ibuka
Japanese businessman.
Born April 11th, 1908 in Nikkō.
Died December 19th, 1997 at 89 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
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.
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