Dead at age 89
1,251 Notable deaths
John Carson
British actor (1927-2016).
Born February 28th, 1927 in Sri Lanka.
Died November 5th, 2016 at 89 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Henry Roth
American writer.
Born February 8th, 1906 in Tysmenytsia. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1995 at 89 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
Robert Douglas
Actor, director (1909-1999).
Born November 9th, 1909 in Fenny Stratford. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1999 at 89 years old in Encinitas. [ref]
John W. Gardner
American politician (1912-2002).
Born October 8th, 1912 in Los Angeles.
Died February 16th, 2002 at 89 years old in Palo Alto (cancer).
Leo Lionni
Dutch-italian artist and children's writer (1910-1999).
Born May 5th, 1910 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1999 at 89 years old in Radda in Chianti (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Herbert M. Shelton
American medical writer (1895–1985).
Born October 6th, 1895 in Wylie.
Died January 1st, 1985 at 89 years old in Bexar County.
Harry Ricardo
British internal combustion engine engineer (1885-1974).
Born January 26th, 1885 in London.
Died May 18th, 1974 at 89 years old
Gorō Shimura
Japanese mathematician (1930-2019).
Born February 23rd, 1930 in Hamamatsu.
Died May 3rd, 2019 at 89 years old in Osaka. [ref]
Pierre Monteux
French conductor (1875-1964).
Born April 4th, 1875 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 1st, 1964 at 89 years old in Hancock. [ref]
Ana María Matute
Spanish writer.
Born July 26th, 1925 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2014 at 89 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy