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Dead at age 89
1,202 Notable deaths
Chao Yuen Ren
Chinese-american linguist and educator (1892–1982).
Born November 3rd, 1892 in Tianjin. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1982 at 89 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Margot Honecker
East german politician (1927-2016).
Born April 17th, 1927 in Halle (Saale).
Died May 6th, 2016 at 89 years old in Santiago (breast cancer). [ref]
Arpad Elo
Hungarian american physicists, developer of the elo rating.
Born August 25th, 1903 in Pápa.
Died November 5th, 1992 at 89 years old in Milwaukee.
Paul de Senneville
French songwriter.
Born July 30th, 1933 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 23rd, 2023 at 89 years old in Estandeuil. [ref]
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.
Alfred Weber
German economist and sociologist.
Born July 30th, 1868 in Erfurt. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1958 at 89 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
Wee Kim Wee
4th president of singapore (1915-2005).
Born November 4th, 1915 in Singapore, Straits Settlements.
Died May 2nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Siglap (prostate cancer). [ref]
Irene Hervey
Actress (1909-1998).
Born July 11th, 1909 in Venice.
Died December 20th, 1998 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure).
Johanna Quandt
German businesswoman (1926-2015).
Born June 21st, 1926 in Berlin.
Died August 3rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. [ref]
Donald Kagan
American historian (1932-2021).
Born May 1st, 1932 in Kuršėnai.
Died August 6th, 2021 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe