German entertainers Alice and Ellen Kessler died at age 89 on the same day in November 2025. The duo - who were known professionally as The Kessler Twins - reportedly made the decision to have an assisted suicide in consultation with the German Society for Human Dying (DGHS), according to NBC's Today. "People who choose this option in Germany must be absolutely clear-headed, meaning free and responsible," an English-language statement from the DGHS read. "The decision must be thoughtful and consistent, meaning made over a long period of time and not impulsive.