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Dead at age 89
1,217 Notable deaths
Nina Cassian
Romanian writer.
Born November 27th, 1924 in Galați.
Died April 15th, 2014 at 89 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Alice Day
American actress (1905-1995).
Born November 7th, 1905 in Colorado Springs. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1995 at 89 years old in Orange (disease).
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
French physicist and physician.
Born June 8th, 1851 in La Porcherie. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1940 at 89 years old in La Porcherie. [ref]
Louis Simpson
Jamaican poet.
Born March 27th, 1923 in Kingston.
Died September 18th, 2012 at 89 years old in Long Island (Alzheimer's disease).
Valentin Kataev
Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, poet.
Born January 28th, 1897 in Odesa. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1986 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Nikola Ljubičić
Yugoslav general (1916-2005).
Born April 4th, 1916 in Karan.
Died April 13th, 2005 at 89 years old in Belgrade.
James Cooley
American mathematicians (1926-2016).
Born September 18th, 1926 in New York City.
Died June 29th, 2016 at 89 years old in Huntington Beach.
Art Van Damme
American musician.
Born April 9th, 1920 in Michigan. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2010 at 89 years old in Roseville (pneumonia). [ref]
Jenő Buzánszky
Hungarian footballer (1925-2015).
Born May 4th, 1925 in Újdombóvár.
Died January 11th, 2015 at 89 years old in Esztergom. [ref]
Peter Bichsel
Swiss writer and journalist (1935–2025).
Born March 24th, 1935 in Lucerne.
Died March 15th, 2025 at 89 years old in Zuchwil. [ref]
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