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Dead at age 89

1,211 Notable deaths

N. Scott Momaday

American author and academic.

Born February 27th, 1934 in Lawton.

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

Eddie Bernice Johnson

American politician.

Born December 3rd, 1934 in Waco. [ref]

Died December 31st, 2023 at 89 years old [ref]

Eric Ambler

Author (1909-1998).

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

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

Otto Kruger

American actor (1885-1974).

Born September 6th, 1885 in Toledo. [ref]

Died September 6th, 1974 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]

Anton Edward Rupert

Afrikaner south african billionaire entrepreneur, businessman and conservationist.

Born October 4th, 1916 in Graaff-Reinet.

Died January 18th, 2006 at 89 years old in Stellenbosch. [ref]

Vasily Smyslov

Soviet chess grandmaster.

Born March 24th, 1921 in Moscow.

Died March 27th, 2010 at 89 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]

Arthur Rudolph

Rocket engineer (1906-1996).

Born November 9th, 1906 in Stepfershausen. [ref]

Died January 1st, 1996 at 89 years old in Hamburg. [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]

Jean Louis

French costume designer (1907-1997).

Born October 5th, 1907 in Paris. [ref]

Died April 20th, 1997 at 89 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]

Rose Hill

English actress and operatic soprano (1914-2003).

Born June 5th, 1914 in London.

Died December 22nd, 2003 at 89 years old in Hillingdon.

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