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Dead at age 89
1,201 Notable deaths
Richard Fleischer
American film director (1916–2006).
Born December 8th, 1916 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 25th, 2006 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Dina bint Abdul-Hamid
Queen of jordan.
Born December 15th, 1929 in Cairo.
Died August 21st, 2019 at 89 years old in Amman. [ref]
Richard Hamilton
English painter and collage artist (1922-2011).
Born February 24th, 1922 in London. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2011 at 89 years old in London. [ref]
Cecil Taylor
American jazz pianist and poet (1929–2018).
Born March 25th, 1929 in New York City.
Died April 5th, 2018 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Michael Oakeshott
British philosopher (1901-1990).
Born December 11th, 1901 in Chelsfield. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1990 at 89 years old in Acton. [ref]
Irving Kristol
American columnist, journalist, and writer (1920–2009).
Born January 22nd, 1920 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 18th, 2009 at 89 years old in Arlington County (lung cancer). [ref]
Shigeru Yoshida
Prime minister of japan (1878–1967).
Born September 22nd, 1878 in Surugadai.
Died October 20th, 1967 at 89 years old in Ōiso.
Maya Plisetskaya
Russian ballet dancer.
Born November 20th, 1925 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2015 at 89 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Chen Yun
Elder of the communist party of china (1905-1995).
Born June 13th, 1905 in Qingpu District.
Died April 10th, 1995 at 89 years old in Beijing.
Arthur M. Schlesinger
American historian, social critic, and public intellectual.
Born October 15th, 1917 in Columbus. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2007 at 89 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner