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Dead at age 89

1,354 Notable deaths

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020).

Born October 19th, 1931 in Poole. [ref]

Died December 12th, 2020 at 89 years old in Royal Cornwall Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]

Ingmar Bergman

Swedish filmmaker.

Born July 14th, 1918 in Uppsala. [ref]

Died July 30th, 2007 at 89 years old in Fårö. [ref]

Edward Heath

Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1970 to 1974.

Born July 9th, 1916 in Broadstairs.

Died July 17th, 2005 at 89 years old in Salisbury (pneumonia).

Martin Landau

American actor and acting coach (1928-2017).

Born June 20th, 1928 in Brooklyn.

Died July 15th, 2017 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]

Randolph Scott

American actor (1898–1987).

Born January 23rd, 1898 in Orange County.

Died March 2nd, 1987 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (lung disease).

Nichelle Nichols

American actress (1932–2022).

Born December 28th, 1932 in Robbins.

Died July 30th, 2022 at 89 years old in Silver City (heart failure). [ref]

J. R. D. Tata

Indian businessman.

Born July 29th, 1904 in Paris.

Died November 29th, 1993 at 89 years old in Geneva.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008).

Born December 11th, 1918 in Kislovodsk. [ref]

Died August 3rd, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]

Bruce Forsyth

British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer, and screenwriter (1928–2017).

Born February 22nd, 1928 in Edmonton. [ref]

Died August 18th, 2017 at 89 years old in Wentworth Estate (bronchopneumonia). [ref]

Jane Russell

American actress and model (1921-2011).

Born June 21st, 1921 in Bemidji. [ref]

Died February 28th, 2011 at 89 years old in Santa Maria (respiratory disease). [ref]

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