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Dead at age 89
1,609 Notable deaths
Gunther Schuller
American composer and conductor (1925–2015).
Born November 22nd, 1925 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 89 years old in Boston (leukemia). [ref]
René Cassin
French jurist (1887-1976).
Born February 5th, 1887 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1976 at 89 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
James H. Billington
13th librarian of congress (1929–2018).
Born June 1st, 1929 in Bryn Mawr.
Died November 20th, 2018 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia). [ref]
Joe Brown
English mountaineer and rock climber (1930–2020).
Born September 26th, 1930 in Manchester.
Died April 15th, 2020 at 89 years old [ref]
Waldemar Pabst
Prussian soldier (1880–1970).
Born December 24th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died May 29th, 1970 at 89 years old in Düsseldorf.
Robert C. Weaver
Member of the united states cabinet (1907-1997).
Born December 29th, 1907 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1997 at 89 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
John Carson
British actor (1927-2016).
Born February 28th, 1927 in Colombo.
Died November 5th, 2016 at 89 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Jackson Scholz
Athletics competitor (1897–1986).
Born March 15th, 1897 in Buchanan.
Died October 26th, 1986 at 89 years old in Delray Beach.
Pierre Henry
French composer (1927–2017).
Born December 9th, 1927 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 6th, 2017 at 89 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (sepsis).
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