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In the year 1989
648 Notable deaths
Kazimierz Sabbat
President of poland (1913-1989).
Born February 27th, 1913 in Kielce.
Died July 19th, 1989 at 76 years old in London.
Arsène Heitz
Author of the flag of europe (1908-1989).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Huttenheim.
Died August 30th, 1989 at 80 years old in Épinal.
Timoci Bavadra
Fijian politician (1934-1989).
Born September 22nd, 1934 in Lautoka.
Died November 3rd, 1989 at 55 years old in Lautoka (cancer).
Tripti Mitra
Indian actress (1925–1989).
Born October 25th, 1925 in Bengal.
Died May 24th, 1989 at 63 years old
Jean-Marie Tjibaou
New calaedonian politician (1936–1989).
Born January 30th, 1936 in Hienghène.
Died May 4th, 1989 at 53 years old in Ouvéa.
Rémi Laurent
French actor (1957–1989).
Born October 12th, 1957 in Suresnes.
Died November 14th, 1989 at 32 years old in Paris (death from AIDS-related complications).
Louise Dahl-Wolfe
American photographer (1895–1989).
Born November 19th, 1895 in San Francisco.
Died December 11th, 1989 at 94 years old in Allendale, Frenchtown (pneumonia).
Kirill Mazurov
Soviet politician (1914–1989).
Born April 5th, 1914 in Rudnia Prybytkaŭskaja.
Died December 19th, 1989 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Mouloud Mammeri
Algerian amazigh linguist and writer (1917–1989).
Born December 28th, 1917 in Tawrirt Mimun. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1989 at 71 years old in Aïn Deflaa (traffic collision). [ref]
Paul A. Weiss
Austrian-american biologist.
Born March 21st, 1898 in Vienna.
Died September 8th, 1989 at 91 years old in White Plains.
Joan Barry
British actress (1903-1989).
Born November 5th, 1903 in London.
Died April 10th, 1989 at 85 years old in Marbella.
Lucia Moholy
Czech photographer (1894–1989).
Born January 18th, 1894 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1989 at 95 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Carl Dahlhaus
German musicologist (1928–1989).
Born June 10th, 1928 in Hanover.
Died March 13th, 1989 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Harald Edelstam
Swedish diplomat (1913-1989).
Born March 17th, 1913 in Stockholm.
Died April 16th, 1989 at 76 years old in Stockholm (cancer).
Alfredo Zitarrosa
Uruguayan musician (1936-1989).
Born March 10th, 1936 in Montevideo.
Died January 17th, 1989 at 52 years old in Montevideo (peritonitis).
Jean Bouise
French actor (1929-1989).
Born June 3rd, 1929 in Le Havre.
Died July 6th, 1989 at 60 years old in 8th arrondissement of Lyon (lung cancer).
Jean Painlevé
French photographer & filmmaker (1902–1989).
Born November 20th, 1902 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 2nd, 1989 at 86 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Hilde Benjamin
German politician (1902-1989).
Born February 5th, 1902 in Bernburg.
Died April 18th, 1989 at 87 years old in Berlin.
Max Grundig
German engineer (1908–1989).
Born May 7th, 1908 in Nuremberg.
Died December 8th, 1989 at 81 years old in Baden-Baden.
Inji Aflatoun
Egyptian painter (1924–1989).
Born April 16th, 1924 in Shobra.
Died April 17th, 1989 at 65 years old in Cairo.
Fred Agabashian
American racing driver.
Born August 21st, 1913 in Modesto.
Died October 13th, 1989 at 76 years old in Alamo.
Gerd Oswald
American film and television director (1919–1989).
Born June 9th, 1919 in Berlin.
Died May 22nd, 1989 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Wei Guoqing
Chinese general and government official (1913–1989).
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Donglan County.
Died June 14th, 1989 at 75 years old in Beijing.
Mihály Lantos
Hungarian footballer (1928-1989).
Born September 29th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died December 31st, 1989 at 61 years old in Budapest.
Birago Diop
Senegalese poet, storyteller and diplomat (1906–1989).
Born December 12th, 1906 in Dakar.
Died November 25th, 1989 at 82 years old in Dakar.
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