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Dead at age 89

1,609 Notable deaths

Ernest McFarland

American politician and jurist from arizona.

Born October 9th, 1894 in Earlsboro.

Died June 8th, 1984 at 89 years old in Phoenix.

Léon Bonnat

French painter and educator (1833–1922).

Born June 20th, 1833 in Bayonne.

Died September 8th, 1922 at 89 years old in Monchy-Saint-Éloi.

Willie Maley

Scottish footballer and manager (1868-1958).

Born April 25th, 1868 in Newry.

Died April 2nd, 1958 at 89 years old in Glasgow.

Otto Ambros

German chemist (1901-1990).

Born May 19th, 1901 in Weiden in der Oberpfalz.

Died July 23rd, 1990 at 89 years old in Mannheim.

Lewis A. Coser

American sociologist.

Born November 27th, 1913 in Berlin.

Died July 8th, 2003 at 89 years old in Cambridge.

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]

Alexandre Benois

Russian artist (1870–1960).

Born May 3rd, 1870 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died February 9th, 1960 at 89 years old in Paris.

Rosamond Lehmann

English writer (1901–1990).

Born February 3rd, 1901 in Bourne End.

Died March 12th, 1990 at 89 years old in London.

Véra Nabokov

Editor, translator (1902–1991).

Born January 5th, 1902 in Saint Petersburg.

Died April 7th, 1991 at 89 years old in Vevey.

Carl Ferdinand Cori

Czech nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984).

Born December 5th, 1896 in Prague.

Died October 20th, 1986 at 89 years old in Cambridge.

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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius