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Dead at age 89
1,213 Notable deaths
Mark Forest
American actor, bodybuilder and opera singer.
Born January 6th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died January 7th, 2022 at 89 years old in Los Angeles.
Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, 1st Baron Pethick-Lawrence
British politician, editor (1871-1961).
Born December 28th, 1871 in London. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1961 at 89 years old in Hendon. [ref]
Vilhelm Bjerknes
Norwegian physicist and meteorologist.
Born March 14th, 1862 in Christiania.
Died April 9th, 1951 at 89 years old in Oslo.
Ihab Hassan
American literary theorist.
Born October 17th, 1925 in Cairo.
Died September 10th, 2015 at 89 years old in Milwaukee. [ref]
Tony DeMarco
American boxer.
Born January 14th, 1932 in Boston.
Died October 11th, 2021 at 89 years old in Boston. [ref]
Jean E. Sammet
American computer scientist (1928-2017).
Born March 23rd, 1928 in New York City.
Died May 20th, 2017 at 89 years old in Burtonsville. [ref]
Beyers Naudé
South african anti-apartheid activist (1915-2004).
Born May 10th, 1915 in Roodepoort.
Died September 7th, 2004 at 89 years old in Johannesburg.
Francis Ponge
French writer.
Born March 27th, 1899 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1988 at 89 years old in Le Bar-sur-Loup. [ref]
Horst Janson
German film and television actor (1935–2025).
Born October 4th, 1935 in Mainz-Kastel.
Died January 19th, 2025 at 89 years old in Munich. [ref]
Wolfgang Sawallisch
German conductor and pianist.
Born August 26th, 1923 in Munich. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2013 at 89 years old in Grassau. [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon