In the year 1989
648 Notable deaths
Bernard Blier
French character actor (1916–1989).
Born January 11th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 29th, 1989 at 73 years old in Saint-Cloud (prostate cancer).
Colin Clark
British economist (1905–1989).
Born November 2nd, 1905 in London.
Died September 4th, 1989 at 83 years old in Brisbane.
Charles Holland
British road bicycle racer (1908–1989).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Aldridge.
Died December 15th, 1989 at 81 years old in Aldridge.
Dik Browne
American cartoonist (1917–1989).
Born August 11th, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1989 at 71 years old in Sarasota.
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.
Nara Leão
Brazilian singer (1942–1989).
Born January 19th, 1942 in Vitória.
Died June 7th, 1989 at 47 years old in Rio de Janeiro (brain tumor).
Ondrej Nepela
Slovak figure skater (1951–1989).
Born January 22nd, 1951 in Bratislava.
Died February 2nd, 1989 at 38 years old in Mannheim (death from AIDS-related complications, lymphoma).
Charles J. Pedersen
American organic chemist.
Born October 3rd, 1904 in Busan.
Died October 26th, 1989 at 85 years old in Salem (multiple myeloma).
Ronald Syme
New zealand born british historian and classicist (1903-1989).
Born March 11th, 1903 in Eltham.
Died September 4th, 1989 at 86 years old in Oxford.
Andreas Hillgruber
German historian (1925-1989).
Born January 18th, 1925 in Węgorzewo.
Died May 8th, 1989 at 64 years old in Cologne (esophageal cancer).
Herbert Morrison
American radio reporter (1905-1989).
Born May 14th, 1905 in Connellsville.
Died January 10th, 1989 at 83 years old in Morgantown.
Albert Wedemeyer
United states army general (1897-1989).
Died December 17th, 1989 at 92 years old in Virginia.
Margarete Buber-Neumann
German writer (1909-1989).
Born October 21st, 1901 in Potsdam.
Died November 6th, 1989 at 88 years old in Frankfurt.
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.
Gōgen Yamaguchi
Japanese karateka (1909-1989).
Born January 20th, 1909 in Shonai.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
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).
Pedro Vargas
Mexican singer and actor (1906-1989).
Born April 29th, 1904 in Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende.
Died October 30th, 1989 at 85 years old in Mexico City.
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).
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]
Ahmed Abdallah
President of the comoros from 1978 to 1989.
Born June 12th, 1919 in Anjouan. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1989 at 70 years old in Moroni (gunshot wound). [ref]
Takeo Watanabe
Japanese musician and composer (1933-1989).
Born April 16th, 1933 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died June 2nd, 1989 at 56 years old
Rudolf Uhlenhaut
German engineer (1906–1989).
Born July 15th, 1906 in London.
Died May 8th, 1989 at 82 years old in Stuttgart.
Viktor Nikiforov
Russian ice hockey player (1931–1989).
Born December 4th, 1931 in Moscow.
Died March 4th, 1989 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Hans Hartung
French painter (1904-1989).
Born September 21st, 1904 in Leipzig.
Died December 8th, 1989 at 85 years old in Antibes.
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What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved