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Dead at age 89
1,609 Notable deaths
Thomas Moran
American artist (1837-1926).
Born February 12th, 1837 in Bolton.
Died August 25th, 1926 at 89 years old in Santa Barbara.
Tony Campolo
American sociologist and pastor (1935–2024).
Born February 25th, 1935 in Philadelphia.
Died November 19th, 2024 at 89 years old in Bryn Mawr. [ref]
Ernest Lehman
American screenwriter (1915-2005).
Born December 8th, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 2nd, 2005 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Rosemary Murphy
German-american actress (1925–2014).
Born January 13th, 1925 in Munich.
Died July 5th, 2014 at 89 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
Pyotr Kapitsa
Soviet physicist.
Born July 8th, 1894 in Kronstadt.
Died April 8th, 1984 at 89 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Warren Bennis
American leadership expert.
Born March 8th, 1925 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2014 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
John Sherman Cooper
American politician, jurist, and diplomat (1901–1991).
Born August 23rd, 1901 in Somerset.
Died February 21st, 1991 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
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]
Lyman Lemnitzer
American general (1899–1988).
Born August 29th, 1899 in Honesdale. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1988 at 89 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center. [ref]
Annette Kellermann
Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer (1887–1975).
Born July 6th, 1886 in Sydney.
Died November 6th, 1975 at 89 years old in Southport.
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