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Dead at age 89

1,217 Notable deaths

Alfred Neubauer

Austrian motor racing team manager.

Born March 29th, 1891 in Nový Jičín. [ref]

Died August 22nd, 1980 at 89 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]

Basil Dean

British actor and filmmaker.

Born September 27th, 1888 in Croydon.

Died April 22nd, 1978 at 89 years old in Westminster (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Dino da Costa

Italian footballer (1931-2020).

Born August 1st, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died November 10th, 2020 at 89 years old in Verona. [ref]

Bob Bass

American basketball coach and executive.

Born January 28th, 1929 in Tulsa.

Died August 17th, 2018 at 89 years old in San Antonio (stroke). [ref]

Mady Mesplé

French soprano (1931-2020).

Born March 7th, 1931 in Toulouse.

Died May 30th, 2020 at 89 years old in Toulouse. [ref]

Nicola Abbagnano

Italian existential philosopher (1901-1990).

Born July 15th, 1901 in Salerno. [ref]

Died September 9th, 1990 at 89 years old in Milan. [ref]

Christos Yannaras

Greek philosopher and orthodox theologian (1935–2024).

Born April 10th, 1935 in Athens.

Died August 24th, 2024 at 89 years old in Kythira. [ref]

Bert Olmstead

Ice hockey player.

Born September 4th, 1926 in Sceptre.

Died November 18th, 2015 at 89 years old in High River (stroke). [ref]

Martin Kamen

American scientist (1913-2002).

Born August 27th, 1913 in Toronto.

Died August 31st, 2002 at 89 years old in Montecito.

Anibal Quijano

Peruvian sociologist (1928-2018).

Born November 17th, 1928 in Yanama District.

Died May 31st, 2018 at 89 years old in Lima.

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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