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Dead at age 89
1,281 Notable deaths
Red Auerbach
American basketball coach (1917-2006).
Born September 20th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died October 28th, 2006 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jane Jacobs
American–canadian journalist, author on urbanism and activist (1916-2006).
Born May 4th, 1916 in Scranton. [ref]
Died April 25th, 2006 at 89 years old in Toronto (stroke). [ref]
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodian monarch and politician (1922–2012).
Born October 31st, 1922 in Phnom Penh.
Died October 15th, 2012 at 89 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elaine Stritch
American actress.
Born February 2nd, 1925 in Detroit. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2014 at 89 years old in Birmingham (diabetes). [ref]
Sidney Sheldon
American writer (1917-2007).
Born February 11th, 1917 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 30th, 2007 at 89 years old in Rancho Mirage (pneumonia). [ref]
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Father of queen elizabeth the queen mother (1855-1944).
Born March 14th, 1855 in Chelsea.
Died November 7th, 1944 at 89 years old in Glamis Castle (bronchitis).
Kuvempu
Indian poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker.
Born December 29th, 1904 in Hirekodige.
Died November 11th, 1994 at 89 years old in Mysore. [ref]
Bert suharga
German association football player and coach (1923-2013).
Born October 22nd, 1923 in Bremen.
Died July 19th, 2013 at 89 years old in La Llosa (heart failure).
Dale Robertson
American actor (1923-2013).
Born July 14th, 1923 in Oklahoma County.
Died February 27th, 2013 at 89 years old in San Diego (lung cancer, pneumonia). [ref]
John C. Bogle
American investor, money manager.
Born May 8th, 1929 in Montclair.
Died January 16th, 2019 at 89 years old in Bryn Mawr (esophageal cancer). [ref]
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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo