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Dead at age 89

1,254 Notable deaths

Rong Yiren

Former vice president of the people's republic of china (1916–2005).

Born May 1st, 1916 in Wuxi.

Died October 26th, 2005 at 89 years old in Beijing. [ref]

Serge Moscovici

French social psychologist (1925-2014).

Born June 14th, 1925 in Brăila. [ref]

Died November 15th, 2014 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]

John Peters Humphrey

Canadian legal scholar (1905-1995).

Born April 30th, 1905 in New Brunswick.

Died March 14th, 1995 at 89 years old in Montreal.

Jamiluddin Aali

Writer, scholar, urdu poet from pakistan (1926-2015).

Born January 20th, 1926 in Delhi.

Died November 23rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Karachi.

Stanford R. Ovshinsky

Prolific american inventor and scientist.

Born November 24th, 1922 in Akron.

Died October 17th, 2012 at 89 years old in Bloomfield Hills (prostate cancer). [ref]

Juanita M. Kreps

United states secretary of commerce (1921-2010).

Born January 11th, 1921 in Lynch.

Died July 5th, 2010 at 89 years old in Durham (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana

President of upper volta (1916-2005).

Born January 31st, 1916 in Dianra.

Died May 26th, 2005 at 89 years old in Ouagadougou.

Svetozar Gligorić

Serbian and yugoslavian chess player.

Born February 2nd, 1923 in Belgrade.

Died August 14th, 2012 at 89 years old in Belgrade (stroke). [ref]

Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards

American politician (1929-2018).

Born March 8th, 1929 in Marksville. [ref]

Died May 14th, 2018 at 89 years old in Denham Springs. [ref]

Dirk Jan de Geer

Dutch politician (1870-1960).

Born December 14th, 1870 in Groningen. [ref]

Died November 28th, 1960 at 89 years old in Soest. [ref]

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