Dead at age 89

1,251 Notable deaths

Nicolas Coster

American actor.

Born December 3rd, 1933 in London.

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

Galt MacDermot

Canadian-american composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre.

Born December 18th, 1928 in Montreal.

Died December 17th, 2018 at 89 years old in Staten Island. [ref]

James Bond

American ornithologist and inspiration for the name of the fictional spy (1900-1989).

Born January 4th, 1900 in Philadelphia.

Died February 14th, 1989 at 89 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).

Arthur Coleman Danto

American art critic and philosopher (1924-2013).

Born January 1st, 1924 in Ann Arbor. [ref]

Died October 25th, 2013 at 89 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]

Chao Yuen Ren

Chinese-american linguist and educator (1892–1982).

Born November 3rd, 1892 in Tianjin.

Died February 25th, 1982 at 89 years old in Cambridge.

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]

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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen