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Dead at age 89
1,193 Notable deaths
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).
B. B. King
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015).
Born September 16th, 1925 in Berclair. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2015 at 89 years old in Las Vegas (stroke, diabetes). [ref]
Karl Dönitz
German admiral, supreme commander of the navy, head of state and convicted war criminal (1891-1980).
Born September 16th, 1891 in Grünau. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1980 at 89 years old in Aumühle (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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 former 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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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi