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Dead at age 89
1,254 Notable deaths
Vladimir Kokovtsov
Russian politician.
Born April 30th, 1853 in Veliky Novgorod, Borovichi.
Died January 29th, 1943 at 89 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Cornell Borchers
German actress (1925-2014).
Born March 16th, 1925 in Šilutė.
Died May 12th, 2014 at 89 years old in Munich.
Bernhard Karlgren
Swedish sinologist and linguist (1889–1978).
Born October 15th, 1889 in Jönköping.
Died October 20th, 1978 at 89 years old in Stockholm.
Biff Elliot
American actor (1923-2012).
Died August 15th, 2012 at 89 years old in Studio City (disease). [ref]
William P. Gottlieb
American photographer.
Born January 28th, 1917 in Canarsie.
Died April 23rd, 2006 at 89 years old in Great Neck (stroke). [ref]
Evgeny Velikhov
Soviet physicist (1935–2024).
Born February 2nd, 1935 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 2024 at 89 years old in Moscow, Mersin. [ref]
Maxime Rodinson
French historian, sociologist and orientalist (1915–2004).
Born January 26th, 1915 in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2004 at 89 years old in 15th arrondissement of Marseille. [ref]
Sylvano Bussotti
Italian composer.
Born October 1st, 1931 in Florence.
Died September 19th, 2021 at 89 years old in Milan. [ref]
Jørgen Ingmann
Danish musician.
Born April 26th, 1925 in Copenhagen.
Died March 21st, 2015 at 89 years old in Holte.
Don Sharp
Australian-british film director.
Born April 19th, 1922 in Hobart. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2011 at 89 years old in Cornwall. [ref]
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