In the year 1989
640 Notable deaths
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).
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]
Joan Barry
British actress (1903-1989).
Born November 5th, 1903 in London.
Died April 10th, 1989 at 85 years old in Marbella.
Kirill Mazurov
Soviet politician (1914–1989).
Born April 5th, 1914 in Rudnia Prybytkaŭskaja.
Died December 19th, 1989 at 75 years old in Moscow.
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.
Born June 10th, 1928 in Hanover. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1989 at 60 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Alfredo Zitarrosa
Uruguayan musician (1936-1989).
Born March 10th, 1936 in Montevideo.
Died January 17th, 1989 at 52 years old in Montevideo (peritonitis).
Inji Aflatoun
Egyptian painter (1924–1989).
Born April 16th, 1924 in Shobra.
Died April 17th, 1989 at 65 years old in Cairo.
Friedrich Ritter
German botanist and geologist (1898-1989).
Died April 9th, 1989 at 90 years old in Puerto de la Cruz.
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.
Max Grundig
German engineer (1908–1989).
Born May 7th, 1908 in Nuremberg.
Died December 8th, 1989 at 81 years old in Baden-Baden.
Hilde Benjamin
German politician (1902-1989).
Born February 5th, 1902 in Bernburg.
Died April 18th, 1989 at 87 years old in Berlin.
Jean Bouise
French actor (1929-1989).
Born June 3rd, 1929 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1989 at 60 years old in 8th arrondissement of Lyon (lung cancer). [ref]
Salo Wittmayer Baron
American historian (1895–1989).
Born May 26th, 1895 in Tarnów.
Died November 25th, 1989 at 94 years old in New York City.
Mihály Lantos
Hungarian footballer (1928-1989).
Born September 29th, 1928 in Budapest.
Died December 31st, 1989 at 61 years old in Budapest.
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.
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.
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).
Jean-Hilaire Aubame
Gabonese politician (1912-1989).
Born November 10th, 1912 in Libreville.
Died August 16th, 1989 at 76 years old in Libreville.
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.
Herbert Blaize
Grenadian politician (1918-1989).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Carriacou Island.
Died December 19th, 1989 at 71 years old in St. George's (prostate cancer).
Yuliya Solntseva
Russian film director and actress (1901–1989).
Born August 20th, 1901 in Moscow.
Died October 29th, 1989 at 88 years old in Moscow.
May Allison
American actress (1890–1989).
Born June 14th, 1890 in Rising Fawn.
Died March 27th, 1989 at 98 years old in Bratenahl (respiratory failure).
Richard Kahn, Baron Kahn
Keynesian economist and king's college professor of economics (1905-1989).
Born August 10th, 1905 in Hampstead.
Died June 6th, 1989 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
Cheng Nan-jung
Taiwanese publisher and activist (1947–1989).
Born September 12th, 1947 in Taipei.
Died April 7th, 1989 at 41 years old in Taipei (self-immolation).
Deaths 301 to 325 of 640
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black