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Dead at age 89

1,282 Notable deaths

Kim Song-ae

First lady of the democratic people's republic of korea (1963–1974).

Born December 29th, 1924 in Kangso.

Died September 23rd, 2014 at 89 years old in Kanggye. [ref]

Isidor Isaac Rabi

American physicist.

Born July 29th, 1898 in Rymanów.

Died January 11th, 1988 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

German politician and member of the free democratic party (1927-2016).

Born March 21st, 1927 in Reideburg. [ref]

Died March 31st, 2016 at 89 years old in Pech (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Sam Moore

American musician and singer.

Born October 12th, 1935 in Miami.

Died January 10th, 2025 at 89 years old in Coral Gables (surgical complications). [ref]

James Ensor

Belgian painter (1860-1949).

Born April 13th, 1860 in Ostend. [ref]

Died November 19th, 1949 at 89 years old in Ostend. [ref]

Somnath Chatterjee

Indian politician and former speaker of the lok sabha (1929-2018).

Born July 25th, 1929 in Tezpur.

Died August 13th, 2018 at 89 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction).

Marvin Kaplan

American actor (1927-2016).

Born January 24th, 1927 in Brooklyn.

Died August 25th, 2016 at 89 years old in Burbank (heart failure). [ref]

Isabel Sarli

Argentine actress (1929-2019).

Born July 9th, 1929 in Concordia. [ref]

Died June 25th, 2019 at 89 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Shane Rimmer

Canadian actor (1929-2019).

Born May 28th, 1929 in Toronto. [ref]

Died March 29th, 2019 at 89 years old in Potters Bar. [ref]

John Llewellyn Lewis

American labor leader (1880-1969).

Born February 12th, 1880 in Cleveland Township.

Died June 11th, 1969 at 89 years old in Alexandria.

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