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Dead at age 89
1,211 Notable deaths
Lawrence Beesley
British titanic survivor.
Born December 31st, 1877 in Wirksworth.
Died February 14th, 1967 at 89 years old in London.
Lewis A. Coser
American sociologist.
Born November 27th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
John Mott
American methodist and founder of the ymca.
Born May 25th, 1865 in New York City.
Died January 31st, 1955 at 89 years old in Orlando.
Grace Alele-Williams
Mathematician.
Born December 16th, 1932 in Warri.
Died March 25th, 2022 at 89 years old in Lagos. [ref]
Helen Churchill Candee
American writer.
Born October 5th, 1859 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 1949 at 89 years old in York Harbor.
Charles Berlitz
American linguist.
Born November 20th, 1914 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 2003 at 89 years old in Tamarac.
Joe Pasternak
Hungarian film producer (1901-1991).
Born September 19th, 1901 in Șimleu Silvaniei.
Died September 13th, 1991 at 89 years old in Hollywood (Parkinson's disease).
Ali Javan
Iranian-american physicist.
Born December 26th, 1926 in Tehran.
Died September 12th, 2016 at 89 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lars Ahlfors
Finnish mathematician (1907-1996).
Born April 18th, 1907 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1996 at 89 years old in Pittsfield (pneumonia). [ref]
Gordon Bell
American computer engineer.
Born August 19th, 1934 in Kirksville. [ref]
Died May 17th, 2024 at 89 years old in Coronado (aspiration pneumonia). [ref]
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