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Dead at age 89

1,239 Notable deaths

Robert Blake

American actor (1933–2023).

Born September 18th, 1933 in Nutley.

Died March 9th, 2023 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (heart disease). [ref]

Arthur Miller

American playwright and essayist (1915–2005).

Born October 17th, 1915 in New York City. [ref]

Died February 10th, 2005 at 89 years old in Roxbury (cancer, heart failure, cardiovascular disease). [ref]

Harper Lee

American author.

Born April 28th, 1926 in Monroeville. [ref]

Died February 19th, 2016 at 89 years old in Monroeville (stroke). [ref]

Joe Jackson

American music manager and father of the jackson family (1928-2018).

Born July 26th, 1928 in Fountain Hill. [ref]

Died June 27th, 2018 at 89 years old in Las Vegas (pancreatic cancer).

Karl Dönitz

German navy officer, admiral and supreme commander of the german navy, head of state and chief german wehrmacht military and convicted nazi war criminal (1891-1980).

Born September 16th, 1891 in Grünau.

Died December 24th, 1980 at 89 years old in Aumühle (myocardial infarction).

John Aniston

American actor.

Born July 24th, 1933 in Chania.

Died November 11th, 2022 at 89 years old [ref]

Barry Goldwater

American politician from arizona (1909–1998).

Born January 1st, 1909 in Phoenix. [ref]

Died May 29th, 1998 at 89 years old in Paradise Valley (stroke). [ref]

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020).

Born October 19th, 1931 in Poole. [ref]

Died December 12th, 2020 at 89 years old in Royal Cornwall Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]

Burgess Meredith

American actor.

Born November 16th, 1907 in Cleveland. [ref]

Died September 9th, 1997 at 89 years old in Malibu (melanoma). [ref]

Edward Heath

Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1970 to 1974.

Born July 9th, 1916 in Broadstairs.

Died July 17th, 2005 at 89 years old in Salisbury (pneumonia).

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