In the year 1989

648 Notable deaths

R. G. Springsteen

American actor and director (1904-1989).

Born September 8th, 1904 in Tacoma.

Died December 9th, 1989 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.

John Pritchard

British conductor (1921–1989).

Born February 5th, 1921 in London.

Died December 5th, 1989 at 68 years old in Daly City.

Luciano Salce

Italian film director, lyricist, scenographer (1922-1989).

Born September 25th, 1922 in Rome.

Died December 17th, 1989 at 67 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction, melanoma).

André Cayatte

French film director (1909–1989).

Born February 3rd, 1909 in Carcassonne.

Died February 6th, 1989 at 80 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).

Teiichi Suzuki

Japanese general (1888–1989).

Born December 16th, 1888 in Shibayama.

Died July 15th, 1989 at 100 years old in Shibayama (senility).

Egon Orowan

Physicist (1902-1989).

Born August 2nd, 1902 in Budapest.

Died August 3rd, 1989 at 87 years old in Cambridge.

Māris Liepa

Latvian ballet dancer (1936–1989).

Born July 27th, 1936 in Riga.

Died March 26th, 1989 at 52 years old in Moscow.

Yuri Bogatyryov

Soviet russian actor (1947–1989).

Born March 2nd, 1947 in Riga.

Died February 2nd, 1989 at 41 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Fernando Martín

Spanish basketball player (1962–1989).

Born March 25th, 1962 in Madrid.

Died December 3rd, 1989 at 27 years old in Madrid (traffic collision).

Yan Frenkel

Ukrainian composer (1920-1989).

Born November 21st, 1920 in Kyiv.

Died August 25th, 1989 at 68 years old in Riga.

Pavel Kurochkin

Soviet general and politician (1900-1989).

Born November 19th, 1900 in Vyazma.

Died December 28th, 1989 at 89 years old in Moscow.

Vladimir Kasatonov

Soviet admiral (1910-1989).

Born July 21st, 1910 in Petergof.

Died June 9th, 1989 at 78 years old in Moscow.

Hugo del Carril

Argentine actor, film director (1912-1989).

Born November 30th, 1912 in Buenos Aires.

Died August 13th, 1989 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.

Juliette Compton

American actress (1899-1989).

Born May 3rd, 1899 in Columbus.

Died March 19th, 1989 at 89 years old in Pasadena (disease).

Paulo Leminski

Brazilian poet (1944–1989).

Born August 24th, 1944 in Curitiba.

Died June 7th, 1989 at 44 years old in Curitiba (liver cirrhosis).

S. David Griggs

United states admiral (1939-1989).

Born September 7th, 1939 in Portland.

Died June 17th, 1989 at 49 years old in Earle.

Robert Thomas

French actor and author (1927–1989).

Born September 28th, 1927 in Gap.

Died January 3rd, 1989 at 61 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).

Veniamin Kaverin

Russian-soviet writer and memoirist (1902-1989).

Born April 19th, 1902 in Pskov.

Died May 2nd, 1989 at 87 years old in Moscow.

Karl Brunner

Swiss economist (1916-1989).

Born February 16th, 1916 in Zurich.

Died May 9th, 1989 at 73 years old in Rochester.

János Farkas

Hungarian footballer (1942-1989).

Born March 27th, 1942 in Budapest. [ref]

Died September 29th, 1989 at 47 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).

Gladys Pyle

American politician (1890-1989).

Born October 4th, 1890 in Huron.

Died March 14th, 1989 at 98 years old in Huron.

Soedjatmoko

Indonesian politician (1922–1989).

Born January 10th, 1922 in Sawahlunto.

Died December 21st, 1989 at 67 years old in Yogyakarta.

Elisabeth Bykova

Soviet chess player (1913-1989).

Born November 4th, 1913 in Bogolyubovo.

Died March 8th, 1989 at 75 years old in Moscow.

Henri Sauguet

French composer (1901–1989).

Born May 18th, 1901 in Bordeaux.

Died June 22nd, 1989 at 88 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Oskar Davičo

Serbian writer (1909–1989).

Born January 18th, 1909 in Šabac.

Died September 30th, 1989 at 80 years old in Belgrade.

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