In the year 1989
648 Notable deaths
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).
Choe Deok-sin
Korean politician (1914-1989).
Born September 17th, 1914 in Uiju County.
Died November 16th, 1989 at 75 years old in Pyongyang.
Edward Ochab
Polish general (1906-1989).
Born August 16th, 1906 in Kraków. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1989 at 82 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Hirabai Barodekar
Indian hindustani classical musician.
Born May 30th, 1905 in Vadodara.
Died November 20th, 1989 at 84 years old [ref]
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.
Cesare Zavattini
Italian screenwriter (1902–1989).
Born September 20th, 1902 in Luzzara.
Died October 13th, 1989 at 87 years old in Rome.
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 (1903–1989).
Born May 12th, 1903 in Oxford.
Died December 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in St Charles' Hospital.
Winfried Freudenberg
Last person to die escaping from east germany.
Born August 29th, 1956 in Osterwieck.
Died March 8th, 1989 at 32 years old in Zehlendorf (falling from height).
Edward Woods
American actor.
Born July 5th, 1903 in Menominee.
Died October 8th, 1989 at 86 years old in Salt Lake City (disease).
Rotimi Fani-Kayode
Nigerian photographer (1955–1989).
Born April 20th, 1955 in Lagos. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1989 at 34 years old in London (death from AIDS-related complications).
Marc Daniels
American television director (1912-1989).
Born January 27th, 1912 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 77 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
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).
James Kirkwood, Jr.
American playwright, author and actor (1924-1989).
Born August 22nd, 1924 in Hollywood.
Died April 22nd, 1989 at 64 years old in Manhattan (spinal cord neoplasm).
Friedrich Ritter
German botanist and geologist (1898-1989).
Died April 9th, 1989 at 90 years old in Puerto de la Cruz.
Jim Hurtubise
Racecar driver.
Born December 5th, 1932 in North Tonawanda.
Died January 6th, 1989 at 56 years old in Port Arthur (myocardial infarction).
Raúl Sendic
Uruguayan left-wing politician (1925-1989).
Born March 16th, 1925 in Flores Department.
Died April 28th, 1989 at 64 years old in Paris (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Shah Azizur Rahman
Bangladeshi politician (1925–1989).
Born November 23rd, 1925 in Kushtia District.
Died September 1st, 1989 at 63 years old in Dhaka. [ref]
Michał Rola-Żymierski
Marshal of poland (1890-1989).
Born September 4th, 1890 in Kraków. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1989 at 99 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Sahib Shihab
American jazz musician, saxophonist and flutist (1925–1989).
Born June 23rd, 1925 in Savannah.
Died October 24th, 1989 at 64 years old in Knoxville.
Ignacio Ellacuría
Spanish philosopher, jesuit priest, assassinated martyr in el salvador.
Born November 9th, 1930 in Portugalete.
Died November 16th, 1989 at 59 years old in San Salvador.
Scott Ross
American harpsichordist and organist (1951–1989).
Born March 1st, 1951 in Pittsburgh.
Died June 14th, 1989 at 38 years old in Assas (pneumonia).
Rashid Behbudov
Soviet azerbaijani singer and actor (1915-1989).
Born December 14th, 1915 in Tbilisi.
Died June 9th, 1989 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Massimo Serato
Italian actor (1916-1989).
Born May 31st, 1917 in Oderzo.
Died December 22nd, 1989 at 72 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest).
Carmen Cavallaro
American pianist (1913–1989).
Born May 6th, 1913 in New York City.
Died October 12th, 1989 at 76 years old in Columbus.
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu