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Dead at age 89
1,609 Notable deaths
Olga Taussky-Todd
Mathematician (1906–1995).
Born August 30th, 1906 in Olomouc.
Died October 7th, 1995 at 89 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Henry C. Warmoth
American politician (1842-1931).
Born May 9th, 1842 in McLeansboro.
Died September 30th, 1931 at 89 years old in New Orleans.
Igor Grabar
Russian post-impressionist painter, publisher, restorer and historian of art (1871-1960).
Born March 25th, 1871 in Pest, Buda.
Died May 16th, 1960 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Franciszek Macharski
Polish cardinal of the roman catholic church (1927-2016).
Born May 20th, 1927 in Kraków.
Died August 2nd, 2016 at 89 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Maurice Genevoix
French writer (1890-1980).
Born November 29th, 1890 in Decize. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1980 at 89 years old in Xàbia.
Willem Marinus Dudok
Dutch modernist architect best known for his design of hilversum town hall (1884-1974).
Born July 6th, 1884 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 6th, 1974 at 89 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Marie Smith Jones
Last speaker of the eyak language (1918–2008).
Born May 14th, 1918 in Cordova.
Died January 21st, 2008 at 89 years old in Anchorage. [ref]
Bengt Gustavsson
Swedish footballer (1928-2017).
Born January 13th, 1928 in Ringarum.
Died February 16th, 2017 at 89 years old in Norrköping.
Nikola Ljubičić
Yugoslav general (1916-2005).
Born April 4th, 1916 in Karan.
Died April 13th, 2005 at 89 years old in Belgrade.
Karlheinz Deschner
German writer and activist (1924-2014).
Born May 23rd, 1924 in Bamberg.
Died April 8th, 2014 at 89 years old in Haßfurt (disease).
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