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In the year 1989
604 Notable deaths
Gōgen Yamaguchi
Japanese karateka (1909-1989).
Born January 20th, 1909 in Shonai.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
Albert Coady Wedemeyer
United states army general (1897-1989).
Died December 17th, 1989 at 92 years old in Virginia. [ref]
Harold Jeffreys
British geophysicist and statistician (1891–1989).
Born April 22nd, 1891 in England, Fatfield.
Died March 18th, 1989 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Marie-Madeleine Fourcade
Leader of the french resistance network "alliance" (1909–1989).
Born November 8th, 1909 in Marseille.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 79 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Nikolai Grinko
Ukrainian soviet actor.
Born May 22nd, 1920 in Kherson. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1989 at 68 years old in Kyiv (leukemia). [ref]
Richard Alexander
Actor (1902-1989).
Born November 19th, 1902 in Dallas.
Died August 9th, 1989 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
René Moawad
Politician (1925-1989).
Born April 17th, 1925 in Zgharta. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1989 at 64 years old in Beirut (suicide bombing).
Takeo Watanabe
Japanese musician and composer (1933-1989).
Born April 16th, 1933 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died June 2nd, 1989 at 56 years old
Herbert Morrison
American radio reporter (1905-1989).
Born May 14th, 1905 in United States of America.
Died January 10th, 1989 at 83 years old in Morgantown.
Ahmed Abdallah
President of the comoros (1919-1989).
Born June 12th, 1919 in Anjouan. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1989 at 70 years old in Moroni. [ref]
George Robledo
Chilean footballer (1926–1989).
Born April 14th, 1926 in Iquique.
Died April 1st, 1989 at 62 years old in Viña del Mar (myocardial infarction).
Pedro Vargas
Mexican singer and actor (1906-1989).
Born April 29th, 1906 in San Miguel de Allende. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1989 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Charles Holland
British road bicycle racer (1908–1989).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Aldridge.
Died December 15th, 1989 at 81 years old in Aldridge.
Viktor Nikiforov
Russian ice hockey player (1931–1989).
Born December 4th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died March 4th, 1989 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Chen Boda
Chinese politician (1904-1989).
Born July 29th, 1904 in Hui'an County.
Died September 20th, 1989 at 85 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gerhard Schröder
German politician (cdu), federal minister (1910-1989).
Born September 11th, 1910 in Saarbrücken.
Died December 31st, 1989 at 79 years old in Kampen (Sylt).
Hans Hartung
French painter (1904-1989).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Leipzig.
Died December 8th, 1989 at 85 years old in Antibes.
Robert B. Anderson
American politician (1910–1989).
Born June 4th, 1910 in Burleson.
Died August 14th, 1989 at 79 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
Finn Juhl
Danish architect and industrial designer (1912-1989).
Born January 30th, 1912 in Copenhagen, Frederiksberg.
Died May 17th, 1989 at 77 years old in Copenhagen.
Edward Ochab
Polish general (1906-1989).
Born August 16th, 1906 in Kraków.
Died May 1st, 1989 at 82 years old in Warsaw.
Cesare Zavattini
Italian screenwriter (1902–1989).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Luzzara.
Died October 13th, 1989 at 87 years old in Rome.
Choe Deok-sin
Korean politician (1914-1989).
Born September 17th, 1914 in Uiju County.
Died November 16th, 1989 at 75 years old in Pyongyang.
Franz Binder
Austrian association football (soccer) player (1911-1989).
Born December 1st, 1911 in St. Pölten.
Died April 24th, 1989 at 77 years old in Vienna.
Lennox Berkeley
British composer.
Born May 12th, 1903 in Oxford. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in St Charles' Hospital. [ref]
Edward Woods
American actor.
Born July 5th, 1903 in Menominee. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1989 at 86 years old in Salt Lake City (disease). [ref]
Deaths 226 to 250 of 604
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