In the year 1989
604 Notable deaths
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).
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).
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).
Jim Hurtubise
Racecar driver.
Born December 5th, 1932 in North Tonawanda.
Died January 6th, 1989 at 56 years old in Port Arthur (myocardial infarction).
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist.
Born June 23rd, 1925 in Savannah. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1989 at 64 years old in Knoxville. [ref]
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.
Michał Rola-Żymierski
Marshal of poland (1890-1989).
Born September 4th, 1890 in Kraków.
Died October 15th, 1989 at 99 years old in Warsaw.
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).
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, 1916 in Oderzo. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1989 at 73 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Marion Mack
American actress and screenwriter (1902-1989).
Born April 8th, 1902 in Mammoth.
Died May 1st, 1989 at 87 years old in Costa Mesa.
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]
Edoardo Amaldi
Italian physicist.
Born September 5th, 1908 in Carpaneto Piacentino. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1989 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Frank Adams
British mathematician (1930–1989).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Woolwich.
Died January 7th, 1989 at 58 years old in Brampton (traffic collision).
Yasushi Akutagawa
Japanese composer and conductor (1925–1989).
Born July 12th, 1925 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1989 at 63 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Hans Hellmut Kirst
German writer (1914–1989).
Born December 5th, 1914 in Ostróda.
Died February 23rd, 1989 at 74 years old in Werdum. [ref]
Pat Parker
American poet.
Born January 20th, 1944 in Houston.
Died June 17th, 1989 at 45 years old in Oakland (breast cancer).
Aileen Pringle
American actress (1895-1989).
Born July 23rd, 1895 in San Francisco.
Died December 16th, 1989 at 94 years old in New York City.
William Forrest
American actor (1902–1989).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Cambridge.
Died January 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Ernie Morrison
American actor (1912–1989).
Born December 20th, 1912 in New Orleans.
Died July 24th, 1989 at 76 years old in Lynwood (cancer).
Zinka Milanov
Croatian opera singer.
Born May 17th, 1906 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1989 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Aurelio Lampredi
Italian engineer designer (1917-1989).
Born June 16th, 1917 in Livorno.
Died June 1st, 1989 at 71 years old in Livorno.
Hu Die
Chinese actress (1908–1989).
Born March 23rd, 1908 in Shanghai.
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 81 years old in Vancouver.
Yannis Tsarouchis
Greek painter (1910-1989).
Born January 13th, 1910 in Piraeus.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 79 years old in Athens.
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene