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Dead at age 89
1,201 Notable deaths
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]
Olympia Dukakis
American actress (1931-2021).
Born June 20th, 1931 in Lowell.
Died May 1st, 2021 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
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]
Max Planck
German theoretical physicist.
Born April 23rd, 1858 in Kiel. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1947 at 89 years old in Göttingen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Har Gobind Khorana
Indian-american molecular biologist (1922-2011).
Born January 9th, 1922 in Raipur. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2011 at 89 years old in Concord (disease). [ref]
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Polish-american political scientist (1928-2017).
Born March 28th, 1928 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2017 at 89 years old in Falls Church (pneumonia). [ref]
Harry Gordon Selfridge
America born english businessman.
Born January 11th, 1858 in Ripon.
Died May 8th, 1947 at 89 years old in Putney (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
André Previn
German-american pianist, conductor and composer (1929-2019).
Born April 6th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died February 28th, 2019 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Katherine Helmond
American actress (1929–2019).
Born July 5th, 1929 in Galveston.
Died February 23rd, 2019 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
José Mujica
40th president of uruguay (1935–2025).
Born May 20th, 1935 in Montevideo.
Died May 13th, 2025 at 89 years old in Montevideo (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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