Dead at age 89
1,217 Notable deaths
Marie Smith Jones
Last speaker of the eyak language.
Born May 14th, 1918 in Cordova.
Died January 21st, 2008 at 89 years old in Anchorage. [ref]
Lina Stern
Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist (1878-1968).
Born August 26th, 1878 in Liepāja.
Died March 7th, 1968 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Zino Francescatti
French violinist.
Born August 9th, 1902 in Marseille. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1991 at 89 years old in La Ciotat. [ref]
Willem Marinus Dudok
Dutch modernist architect best known for his design of hilversum town hall.
Born July 6th, 1884 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1974 at 89 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Tony Rolt
Racecar driver (1918-2008).
Born October 16th, 1918 in Bordon.
Died February 6th, 2008 at 89 years old in Warwick. [ref]
Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
Maltese politician (born 1933).
Born July 17th, 1933 in Cospicua.
Died November 5th, 2022 at 89 years old [ref]
Ida Fink
Israeli writer (1921-2011).
Born November 1st, 1921 in Zbarazh.
Died September 27th, 2011 at 89 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
E. Hoffmann Price
American writer.
Born July 3rd, 1898 in Fowler.
Died June 18th, 1988 at 89 years old in Redwood City.
Pavlo Shandruk
Ukrainian general.
Born February 28th, 1889 in Borsuky.
Died February 15th, 1979 at 89 years old in Trenton.
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder