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Dead at age 89

1,357 Notable deaths

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.

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).

Eric Ambler

Author (1909-1998).

Born June 28th, 1909 in London. [ref]

Died October 23rd, 1998 at 89 years old in London. [ref]

Elmarie Wendel

American actress and singer (1928-2018).

Born November 23rd, 1928 in Howard County.

Died July 21st, 2018 at 89 years old (disease). [ref]

Jorge Zorreguieta

Argentine politician (1928-2017).

Born January 28th, 1928 in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Died August 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Buenos Aires (leukemia).

N. Scott Momaday

Kiowa author and academic (1934–2024).

Born February 27th, 1934 in Lawton.

Died January 24th, 2024 at 89 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]

David Lodge

English writer (1935–2025).

Born January 28th, 1935 in Brockley.

Died January 1st, 2025 at 89 years old in Birmingham. [ref]

Nicolas Coster

American actor (1933–2023).

Born December 3rd, 1933 in London.

Died June 26th, 2023 at 89 years old in Hallandale Beach. [ref]

Lowell Thomas

American journalist, news analyst and businessman.

Born April 6th, 1892 in Woodington.

Died August 29th, 1981 at 89 years old in Pawling.

Richard Meinertzhagen

British soldier, intelligence officer, fraudulent ornithologist (1878-1967).

Born March 3rd, 1878 in Kensington.

Died June 17th, 1967 at 89 years old in Kensington.

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