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Dead at age 89
1,217 Notable deaths
Michael Woodruff
English surgeon and biologist; transplantation and cancer researcher (1911-2001).
Born April 3rd, 1911 in Mill Hill.
Died March 10th, 2001 at 89 years old in Edinburgh.
Nathan Jacobson
American mathematician.
Born October 5th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died December 5th, 1999 at 89 years old in Hamden. [ref]
Hans Ørberg
Danish language teacher (1920-2010).
Born April 21st, 1920 in Store Andst. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2010 at 89 years old in Grenå. [ref]
Lumsden Hare
Actor, director.
Born October 17th, 1874 in Tipperary.
Died August 28th, 1964 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills (disease).
Kenneth Dover
British classical scholar (1920-2010).
Born March 11th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2010 at 89 years old in St Andrews. [ref]
Paul Grimault
French film director and animator.
Born March 23rd, 1905 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1994 at 89 years old in Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis. [ref]
Jacob Jensen
Danish industrial designer (1926-2015).
Born April 29th, 1926 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Virksund. [ref]
I. Bernard Cohen
American historian of science.
Born March 1st, 1914 in New York City.
Died June 20th, 2003 at 89 years old in Waltham.
Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt
Founder of the field of human ethology.
Born June 15th, 1928 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 2nd, 2018 at 89 years old in Starnberg. [ref]
William Tenn
British-american science fiction author (1920-2010).
Born May 9th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2010 at 89 years old in Mt. Lebanon. [ref]
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