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Dead at age 89
1,217 Notable deaths
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
American musician.
Born October 30th, 1864 in Chicago.
Died November 4th, 1953 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Anita Björk
Swedish actress (1923-2012).
Born April 25th, 1923 in Tällberg. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2012 at 89 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Nelly Kaplan
French filmmaker and writer (1931-2020).
Born April 11th, 1931 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2020 at 89 years old in Geneva (COVID-19). [ref]
Kaúlza de Arriaga
Portuguese general (1915-2004).
Born January 18th, 1915 in Porto.
Died February 3rd, 2004 at 89 years old in Lisbon (Alzheimer's disease).
Arthur Brauss
German actor.
Born July 24th, 1936 in Augsburg.
Died August 29th, 2025 at 89 years old in Munich. [ref]
John Wisdom
British philosopher (1904–1993).
Born September 12th, 1904 in Leyton.
Died December 9th, 1993 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Igor Grabar
Russian post-impressionist painter, publisher, restorer and historian of art (1871-1960).
Born March 25th, 1871 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1960 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Walt Davis
American basketball player and athlete.
Born January 5th, 1931 in Beaumont.
Died November 17th, 2020 at 89 years old in Port Arthur. [ref]
Ercole Baldini
Italian professional road racing cyclist (1933–2022).
Born January 26th, 1933 in Forlì.
Died December 1st, 2022 at 89 years old in Forlì. [ref]
Michael Grant
British classicist, numismatist, historian and author (1914-2004).
Born November 21st, 1914 in London. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2004 at 89 years old in London, Tuscany. [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson