Dead at age 89

1,357 Notable deaths

Sam Johnson

American politician; u.s. representative for texas (1930-2020).

Born October 11th, 1930 in San Antonio.

Died May 27th, 2020 at 89 years old in Plano. [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.

Fernando Lopez

Served as vice president of the philippines for three terms (1904-1993).

Born April 13th, 1904 in Iloilo City.

Died May 26th, 1993 at 89 years old in Iloilo City.

Ye Jianying

Former head of state of the people's republic of china (1897-1986).

Born April 28th, 1897 in Jiaying Zhou.

Died October 22nd, 1986 at 89 years old in Beijing.

Dominic DeNucci

American professional wrestler and trainer (1932–2021).

Born January 23rd, 1932 in Frosolone.

Died August 12th, 2021 at 89 years old in McCandless. [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]

Jean Parker

American actress.

Born August 11th, 1916 in Butte, Deer Lodge. [ref]

Died November 30th, 2005 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).

Wee Kim Wee

4th president of singapore (1915–2005).

Born November 4th, 1915 in Singapore.

Died May 2nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Siglap (prostate cancer). [ref]

Hermeto Pascoal

Brazilian composer, musician and record producer (1936–2025).

Born June 22nd, 1936 in Lagoa da Canoa.

Died September 13th, 2025 at 89 years old in Samaritano Barra Hospital (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]

Bud Yorkin

American producer, director, and screenwriter (1926–2015).

Born February 22nd, 1926 in Washington.

Died August 18th, 2015 at 89 years old in Bel Air.

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