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Dead at age 89
1,609 Notable deaths
Hidetsugu Yagi
Japanese electrical engineer (1886–1976).
Born January 28th, 1886 in Osaka.
Died January 19th, 1976 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Helen Churchill Candee
American writer (1858–1949).
Born October 5th, 1859 in New York City.
Died August 23rd, 1949 at 89 years old in York Harbor.
Gorō Shimura
Japanese mathematician (1930-2019).
Born February 23rd, 1930 in Hamamatsu.
Died May 3rd, 2019 at 89 years old in Princeton.
Sandra Harding
American philosopher of feminist theory, postcolonial theory, and epistemology.
Born March 29th, 1935 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2025 at 89 years old [ref]
Hermann Ehrhardt
German freikorps commander (1881–1971).
Born November 29th, 1881 in Diersburg.
Died September 27th, 1971 at 89 years old in Lichtenau im Waldviertel.
Klaus Doldinger
German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist (1936–2025).
Born May 12th, 1936 in Berlin.
Died October 16th, 2025 at 89 years old in Icking. [ref]
Josef Kammhuber
German general (1896–1986).
Born August 19th, 1896 in Tüßling. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1986 at 89 years old in Munich.
Frank Merriam
Governor of california (1865-1955).
Born December 22nd, 1865 in Hopkinton.
Died April 25th, 1955 at 89 years old in Long Beach.
Nicole Maurey
French actress (1926–2016).
Born December 20th, 1926 in Bois-Colombes. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2016 at 89 years old in Versailles. [ref]
Joseph E. Brennan
American politician (1934-2024).
Born November 2nd, 1934 in Portland.
Died April 6th, 2024 at 89 years old in Munjoy Hill. [ref]
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