Dead at age 89
1,375 Notable deaths
Thomas Berger
American novelist.
Born July 20th, 1924 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2014 at 89 years old in Nyack. [ref]
Sergio Fantoni
Italian actor (1930-2020).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Rome.
Died April 17th, 2020 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Beate Sirota Gordon
Austrian-born performing arts producer and women's rights activist.
Born October 25th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died December 30th, 2012 at 89 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Marianne Brandt
German painter, sculptor and designer (1893-1983).
Born October 1st, 1893 in Chemnitz.
Died June 18th, 1983 at 89 years old in Kirchberg.
Bob Pulford
Canadian ice hockey player/coach/executive (1936–2026).
Born March 31st, 1936 in Newton Robinson. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2026 at 89 years old [ref]
Cachao
Cuban double bassist and composer (1918–2008).
Born September 14th, 1918 in Havana.
Died March 22nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Coral Gables (kidney failure). [ref]
Slide Hampton
American trombonist.
Born April 21st, 1932 in Jeannette. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2021 at 89 years old in Orange. [ref]
Mahmoud Hessabi
Iranian scientist.
Born February 23rd, 1903 in Tehran.
Died September 3rd, 1992 at 89 years old in Geneva.
Thomas Buergenthal
Slovak born holocaust survivor, american jurist and judge on the international court of justice.
Born May 11th, 1934 in Ľubochňa.
Died May 29th, 2023 at 89 years old in Miami. [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]
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut