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Dead at age 89
1,609 Notable deaths
Jenő Buzánszky
Hungarian footballer (1925-2015).
Born May 4th, 1925 in Újdombóvár.
Died January 11th, 2015 at 89 years old in Esztergom. [ref]
Slavko Goldstein
Croatian writer and publisher (1928–2017).
Born August 22nd, 1928 in Sarajevo. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2017 at 89 years old in Zagreb (pneumonia). [ref]
John Wisdom
British philosopher (1904–1993).
Born September 12th, 1904 in Leyton.
Died December 9th, 1993 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Chieko Higashiyama
Japanese actress (1890–1980).
Born September 30th, 1890 in Chiba.
Died May 8th, 1980 at 89 years old in Yokohama.
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]
Worthington Whittredge
American painter (1820-1910).
Born May 22nd, 1820 in Springfield.
Died February 25th, 1910 at 89 years old in Summit.
Wilhelm Ohnesorge
Nazi german minister (1872-1962).
Born June 8th, 1872 in Gräfenhainichen.
Died February 1st, 1962 at 89 years old in Munich.
Hermann Baumann
German horn player (1934–2023).
Born August 1st, 1934 in Hamburg.
Died December 29th, 2023 at 89 years old [ref]
Ida Fink
Israeli writer (1921-2011).
Born November 1st, 1921 in Zbarazh. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2011 at 89 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Mady Mesplé
French soprano (1931-2020).
Born March 7th, 1931 in Toulouse.
Died May 30th, 2020 at 89 years old in Toulouse. [ref]
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