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Dead at age 89
1,254 Notable deaths
Qian Qichen
Chinese politician (1928-2017).
Born January 5th, 1928 in Jiading District.
Died May 9th, 2017 at 89 years old in Beijing.
Richard Anuszkiewicz
American artist (1930-2020).
Born May 23rd, 1930 in Erie. [ref]
Died May 19th, 2020 at 89 years old in Englewood. [ref]
Dorothy Hill
Australian geologist and palaeontologist (1907 - 1997).
Born September 10th, 1907 in Brisbane.
Died April 23rd, 1997 at 89 years old in Brisbane.
Arthur Oncken Lovejoy
American philosopher and intellectual historian (1873-1962).
Born October 10th, 1873 in Berlin.
Died December 30th, 1962 at 89 years old in Baltimore.
Mohammad Yazdi
Iranian ayatollah (1931-2020).
Born July 2nd, 1931 in Isfahan.
Died December 9th, 2020 at 89 years old in Qom. [ref]
Michel Butor
French writer (1926–2016).
Born September 14th, 1926 in Mons-en-Barœul.
Died August 24th, 2016 at 89 years old in Contamine-sur-Arve. [ref]
Rolf Hochhuth
German writer (1931-2020).
Born April 1st, 1931 in Eschwege.
Died May 13th, 2020 at 89 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Edmund Herring
Australian army general during world war ii and chief justice of the supreme court of victoria (1892-1982).
Born September 2nd, 1892 in Maryborough.
Died January 5th, 1982 at 89 years old in Melbourne.
Brooks Atkinson
American critic.
Born November 28th, 1894 in Melrose. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1984 at 89 years old in Huntsville.
Nikolai Amosov
Ukrainian soviet and ukrainian surgeon.
Born December 6th, 1913.
Died December 12th, 2002 at 89 years old in Kyiv.
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus