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Dead at age 89
1,609 Notable deaths
Andrew Taylor Still
American physician and politician (1828–1917); founder of osteopathic medicine.
Born August 6th, 1828 in Jonesboro. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1917 at 89 years old in Kirksville.
Aubrey Morris
British actor (1926-2015).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Portsmouth.
Died July 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Compton Mackenzie
Scottish writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and nationalist (1883-1972).
Born January 17th, 1883 in West Hartlepool.
Died November 30th, 1972 at 89 years old in Edinburgh.
Betty Comden
American librettist, songwriter, actress (1917–2006).
Born May 3rd, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died November 23rd, 2006 at 89 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hayden White
American historian (1928–2018).
Born July 12th, 1928 in Martin. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2018 at 89 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]
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]
Peter Renaday
American actor.
Born June 9th, 1935 in New Iberia. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2024 at 89 years old in Burbank.
Maria Quintero
Mexican singer, actress, politician, theatre entrepreneur and author (1933–2023).
Born December 9th, 1933 in Chiapas, Comitán de Domínguez.
Died March 1st, 2023 at 89 years old in Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez. [ref]
Babulal Gaur
Indian politician (1930-2019).
Born June 2nd, 1930 in Pratapgarh district.
Died August 21st, 2019 at 89 years old in Bhopal (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sun Li-jen
Chinese general and politician (1900-1990).
Born December 8th, 1900 in Lujiang County.
Died November 19th, 1990 at 89 years old in Taichung.
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