In the year 1989
648 Notable deaths
Sourou-Migan Apithy
Beninese politician (1913-1989).
Born April 8th, 1913 in Porto-Novo. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1989 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Taiji Tonoyama
Actor (1915–1989).
Born October 17th, 1915 in Kobe.
Died April 30th, 1989 at 73 years old (cancer).
Lee Calhoun
Athletics competitor (1933–1989).
Born February 23rd, 1933 in Laurel.
Died June 21st, 1989 at 56 years old in Erie.
Ion Popescu-Gopo
Romanian cartoonist and animator (1923–1989).
Born May 1st, 1923 in Bucharest.
Died November 29th, 1989 at 66 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Mark Krein
Soviet mathematician (1907-1989).
Born April 28th, 1908 in Ivankiv.
Died October 17th, 1989 at 81 years old in Odesa.
Marcel J. E. Golay
Swiss-american mathematician (1902-1989).
Born May 3rd, 1902 in Neuchâtel.
Died April 27th, 1989 at 86 years old in La Conversion.
Li Keran
Chinese artist (1907-1989).
Born March 26th, 1907 in Tongshan District.
Died December 5th, 1989 at 82 years old in Beijing.
Richard Rado
Mathematician (1906–1989).
Born April 28th, 1906 in Berlin.
Died December 23rd, 1989 at 83 years old in Henley-on-Thames.
Hilmar Baunsgaard
Danish politician (1920-1989).
Born February 26th, 1920 in Slagelse.
Died June 30th, 1989 at 69 years old in Copenhagen (myocardial infarction).
Ed McIlvenny
American soccer player (1924-1989).
Born October 21st, 1924 in Greenock.
Died May 18th, 1989 at 64 years old in Eastbourne.
Chico Landi
Racecar driver.
Born July 14th, 1907 in São Paulo.
Died June 7th, 1989 at 81 years old in São Paulo.
Wolfdietrich Schnurre
German writer (1920–1989).
Born August 22nd, 1920 in Frankfurt. [ref]
Died June 9th, 1989 at 68 years old in Kiel. [ref]
Kaj Franck
Finnish artist and designer (1911–1989).
Born November 9th, 1911 in Vyborg.
Died September 26th, 1989 at 77 years old in Santorini.
Forrest H. Anderson
American politician (1913-1989).
Born January 30th, 1913 in Helena.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 76 years old in Helena.
Hermann Burger
Swiss writer (1942-1989).
Born July 10th, 1942 in Menziken.
Died February 28th, 1989 at 46 years old in Brunegg (intoxication).
Ernesto Halffter
Spanish composer (1905–1989).
Born January 16th, 1905 in Madrid.
Died July 5th, 1989 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Marshall Harvey Stone
American mathematician (1903–1989).
Born April 8th, 1903 in New York City.
Died January 9th, 1989 at 85 years old in Chennai.
Madeline Hurlock
American actress (1899–1989).
Born December 12th, 1899 in Federalsburg.
Died April 4th, 1989 at 89 years old in New York City.
resul yörük
Turkish association football player (2024-2025.
Born December 3rd, 1910 in Edessa.
Died April 16th, 1989 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
Argentine racecar driver.
Born August 17th, 1913 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 16th, 1989 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (pancreatic cancer).
Antonio Janigro
Italian cellist and conductor. (1918–1989).
Born January 21st, 1918 in Milan.
Died May 1st, 1989 at 71 years old in Milan.
José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
President of peru (1894-1989).
Born January 15th, 1894 in Arequipa.
Died January 11th, 1989 at 94 years old in Lima.
Michele Lupo
Italian film director (1932-1989).
Born December 4th, 1932 in Corleone.
Died June 27th, 1989 at 56 years old in Rome.
Guido Agosti
Pianist, piano teacher (1901–1989).
Born August 11th, 1901 in Forlì.
Died June 2nd, 1989 at 87 years old in Milan.
Thorkild Hansen
Novelist (1927–1989).
Born January 9th, 1927 in Ordrup. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1989 at 62 years old in Caribbean.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 648
Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman