Dead at age 89

1,377 Notable deaths

Selahattin Ülkümen

Turkish diplomat (1914–2003).

Born January 14th, 1914 in Antakya.

Died July 7th, 2003 at 89 years old in Istanbul. [ref]

E. Hoffmann Price

American writer.

Born July 3rd, 1898 in Fowler.

Died June 18th, 1988 at 89 years old in Redwood City.

Gloria Coates

American composer.

Born October 10th, 1933 in Wausau. [ref]

Died August 19th, 2023 at 89 years old in Munich. [ref]

Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt

Founder of the field of human ethology.

Born June 15th, 1928 in Vienna. [ref]

Died June 2nd, 2018 at 89 years old in Starnberg. [ref]

James Cooley

American mathematician (1926-2016).

Born September 18th, 1926 in New York City. [ref]

Died June 29th, 2016 at 89 years old in Huntington Beach. [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]

Simeon ten Holt

Dutch modern classical composer (1923-2012).

Born January 24th, 1923 in Bergen.

Died November 25th, 2012 at 89 years old in Alkmaar.

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.

Bill Cook

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1896-1986).

Born October 9th, 1896 in Brantford.

Died April 6th, 1986 at 89 years old in Kingston.

John William Elmer Thomas

American politician (1876–1965).

Born September 8th, 1876 in Greencastle.

Died September 19th, 1965 at 89 years old in Lawton.

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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia