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Dead at age 89
1,357 Notable deaths
Eddie Bernice Johnson
American politician (1934–2023).
Born December 3rd, 1934 in Waco.
Died December 31st, 2023 at 89 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Elias Canetti
Bulgarian-born swiss and british jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer.
Born July 25th, 1905 in Ruse. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1994 at 89 years old in Zürich. [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]
Emmanuelle Riva
French actress (1927-2017).
Born February 24th, 1927 in Cheniménil.
Died January 27th, 2017 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Archibald MacLeish
American poet and librarian of congress.
Born May 7th, 1892 in Glencoe. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1982 at 89 years old in Boston. [ref]
Basappa Danappa Jatti
Indian politician (1912-2002).
Born September 10th, 1912 in Savalagi.
Died June 7th, 2002 at 89 years old in Bengaluru (kidney cancer).
Horst Mahler
German former lawyer and political activist (born 1936).
Born January 23rd, 1936 in Chojnów.
Died July 27th, 2025 at 89 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Maya Plisetskaya
Russian ballet dancer (1925-2015).
Born November 20th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died May 2nd, 2015 at 89 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Lew Wasserman
American studio executive and talent agent (1913-2002).
Born March 22nd, 1913 in Cleveland.
Died June 3rd, 2002 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
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