Dead at age 89

1,281 Notable deaths

Bernard Fox

Welsh actor (1927-2016).

Born May 11th, 1927 in Port Talbot.

Died December 14th, 2016 at 89 years old in Van Nuys (heart failure).

Doyle Brunson

American poker player.

Born August 10th, 1933 in Fisher County.

Died May 14th, 2023 at 89 years old [ref]

Lise Meitner

Austrian-swedish physicist.

Born November 17th, 1878 in Vienna. [ref]

Died October 27th, 1968 at 89 years old in Cambridge.

B. B. King

American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015).

Born September 16th, 1925 in Itta Bena, Berclair.

Died May 14th, 2015 at 89 years old in Las Vegas (diabetes, stroke). [ref]

J. B. Priestley

English writer (1894–1984).

Born September 13th, 1894 in Bradford. [ref]

Died August 14th, 1984 at 89 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon. [ref]

Gene LeBell

American professional wrestler and judoka.

Born October 9th, 1932 in Los Angeles.

Died August 9th, 2022 at 89 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]

Melvin Van Peebles

American filmmaker.

Born August 21st, 1932 in Chicago.

Died September 21st, 2021 at 89 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Wayne Shorter

American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023).

Born August 25th, 1933 in Newark.

Died March 2nd, 2023 at 89 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Linda Cristal

Argentine-american actress (1931-2020).

Born February 23rd, 1931 in Buenos Aires.

Died June 27th, 2020 at 89 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]

Dora Maar

French photographer and painter (1907–1997).

Born November 22nd, 1907 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.

Died July 16th, 1997 at 89 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.

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