Dead at age 89

1,219 Notable deaths

Nam Duck-woo

South korean politician (1924-2013).

Born April 22nd, 1924 in Gwangju.

Died May 18th, 2013 at 89 years old in Seoul (testicular cancer).

Stéphanos II Ghattas

Coptic catholic cleric.

Born January 16th, 1920 in Sohag Governorate.

Died January 20th, 2009 at 89 years old in Cairo. [ref]

Paul E. Kahle

German orientalist.

Born January 21st, 1875 in Olsztynek. [ref]

Died September 24th, 1964 at 89 years old in Bonn. [ref]

Tom Brown

American tennis player.

Born September 26th, 1922 in Washington, D.C..

Died October 27th, 2011 at 89 years old in Castro Valley (Alzheimer's disease).

William Smith

American wrestler and olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.

Born September 17th, 1928 in Portland.

Died March 20th, 2018 at 89 years old in Humboldt. [ref]

Miroslav Brozović

Croatian and yugoslav footballer (1917-2006).

Born August 26th, 1917 in Mostar.

Died October 5th, 2006 at 89 years old in Mostar.

George Hodgson

Canadian swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1893-1983).

Born October 12th, 1893 in Montreal.

Died May 1st, 1983 at 89 years old in Montreal.

Pierre Aubert

Member of the swiss federal council (1927-2016).

Born March 3rd, 1927 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. [ref]

Died June 8th, 2016 at 89 years old in Neuchâtel. [ref]

Alfi Kabiljo

Croatian musical theater and film soundtrack composer.

Born December 22nd, 1935 in Zagreb.

Died April 1st, 2025 at 89 years old in Zagreb. [ref]

Margit Korondi

Gymnast.

Born June 24th, 1932 in Celje.

Died March 6th, 2022 at 89 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]

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