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In the year 1989
648 Notable deaths
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.
Edoardo Amaldi
Italian physicist (1908–1989).
Born September 5th, 1908 in Carpaneto Piacentino.
Died December 5th, 1989 at 81 years old in Rome.
Yasushi Akutagawa
Japanese composer and conductor (1925–1989).
Born July 12th, 1925 in Takinogawa-ku.
Died January 31st, 1989 at 63 years old in Chūō (lung cancer).
Frank Adams
British mathematician (1930–1989).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Woolwich.
Died January 7th, 1989 at 58 years old in Brampton (traffic collision).
Tiny Grimes
American jazz and r&b guitarist (1916–1989).
Born July 7th, 1916 in Newport News.
Died March 4th, 1989 at 72 years old in New York City (meningitis).
Pat Parker
American poet.
Born January 20th, 1944 in Houston.
Died June 17th, 1989 at 45 years old in Oakland (breast cancer).
Ernie Morrison
American actor (1912–1989).
Born December 20th, 1912 in New Orleans.
Died July 24th, 1989 at 76 years old in Lynwood (cancer).
Hans Hellmut Kirst
German writer (1914–1989).
Born December 5th, 1914 in Ostróda.
Died February 23rd, 1989 at 74 years old in Werdum. [ref]
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).
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.
Adnan Khairallah
Ex iraqi minister; saddam hussein's brother-in-law (1941–1989).
Born September 23rd, 1941 in Iraq.
Died May 4th, 1989 at 47 years old in Mosul.
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.
Sergei Sobolev
Russian mathematician (1908-1989).
Born October 6th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1989 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Zinka Milanov
Croatian opera singer.
Born May 17th, 1906 in Zagreb.
Died May 30th, 1989 at 83 years old in New York City.
Burhan Shahidi
Chinese tatar politician (1894–1989).
Born October 3rd, 1894 in Aqsu.
Died August 27th, 1989 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Emile de Antonio
American film director (1919-1989).
Born May 14th, 1919 in Scranton.
Died December 16th, 1989 at 70 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Arnett Cobb
American jazz tenor saxophonist (1918-1989).
Born August 10th, 1918 in Houston.
Died March 24th, 1989 at 70 years old in Houston.
Carlos Puebla
Cuban musician (1917–1989).
Born September 11th, 1917 in Manzanillo.
Died July 12th, 1989 at 71 years old in Havana.
Norris Cotton
American politician (1900-1989).
Born May 11th, 1900 in Warren.
Died February 24th, 1989 at 88 years old in Lebanon.
Bernhard Krüger
Ss officer (1904-1989).
Born November 26th, 1904 in Riesa.
Died January 3rd, 1989 at 84 years old in Hamburg.
Bernard-Marie Koltès
French writer (1948–1989).
Died April 15th, 1989 at 41 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (death from AIDS-related complications).
Win Maung
President of burma (1916-1989).
Born April 17th, 1916 in Ayeyarwady Region.
Died July 4th, 1989 at 73 years old in Yangon.
George C. Pimentel
American chemist and academic (1922-1989).
Died June 18th, 1989 at 67 years old in Kensington (cardiac arrest).
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