In the year 1989
648 Notable deaths
Cláudio Santoro
Brazilian composer (1919–1989).
Born November 23rd, 1919 in Manaus.
Died March 27th, 1989 at 69 years old in Brasília (myocardial infarction).
Noël-Noël
French actor and screenwriter (1897–1989).
Born August 9th, 1897 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 4th, 1989 at 92 years old in Nice.
José Arribas
Spanish-french footballer (1921-1989).
Born January 16th, 1921 in Bilbao.
Died September 28th, 1989 at 68 years old in Nantes.
Suleyman Rustam
Azerbaijani soviet poet (1906-1989).
Born November 27th, 1906 in Novkhany. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1989 at 82 years old in Baku.
Heinrich Krone
German conservative politician (1895-1989).
Born December 1st, 1895 in Hessisch Oldendorf.
Died August 15th, 1989 at 93 years old in Bonn.
Vivian Reed
Silent film actress (1894-1989).
Born April 17th, 1894 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 19th, 1989 at 95 years old in Woodland Hills.
Hoimar von Ditfurth
German physician and journalist (1921–1989).
Born October 15th, 1921 in Charlottenburg.
Died November 1st, 1989 at 68 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau (cancer).
Leen Vente
Dutch footballer (1911-1989).
Born May 14th, 1911 in Rotterdam.
Died November 9th, 1989 at 78 years old in Rotterdam.
Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin
Soviet russian film director (1900-1989).
Born March 8th, 1900 in Penza. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1989 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Piet Kruiver
Dutch footballer (1938–1989).
Born January 5th, 1938 in Koog aan de Zaan.
Died March 18th, 1989 at 51 years old in Amsterdam.
Giuseppe Patanè
Italian conductor (1932-1989).
Born January 1st, 1932 in Naples.
Died May 30th, 1989 at 57 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Baltasar Lopes da Silva
Cape verdean writer (1907–1989).
Born April 23rd, 1907 in São Nicolau.
Died May 28th, 1989 at 82 years old in Lisbon, São Vicente.
Connie Simmons
American basketball player (1925–1989).
Born March 15th, 1925 in Newark.
Died April 15th, 1989 at 64 years old in New York City. [ref]
Richard Korherr
Economist from germany.
Born October 30th, 1903 in Regensburg.
Died November 24th, 1989 at 86 years old in Brunswick.
Pua Kealoha
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1902-1989).
Born November 14th, 1902 in Waialua. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1989 at 86 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Yvonne Sylvain
Haitian physician (1907-1989).
Born June 28th, 1907 in Port-au-Prince.
Died October 3rd, 1989 at 82 years old
Erika Köth
German soprano (1925-1989).
Born September 15th, 1925 in Darmstadt.
Died February 21st, 1989 at 63 years old in Speyer (cancer).
Charles Exbrayat
French writer (1906–1989).
Born May 5th, 1906 in Saint-Étienne.
Died March 8th, 1989 at 82 years old in Saint-Étienne.
Gina Manès
French actress (1893-1989).
Born April 7th, 1893 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 6th, 1989 at 96 years old in Toulouse.
Esa Pakarinen
Finnish actor and musician (1911–1989).
Born February 9th, 1911 in Rääkkylä.
Died April 28th, 1989 at 78 years old in Varkaus (cancer).
Géza von Cziffra
Hungarian and austrian film director.
Born December 19th, 1900 in Arad.
Died April 28th, 1989 at 88 years old in Dießen am Ammersee.
Joseph Albert Malula
Roman catholic cardinal (1917–1989).
Born December 12th, 1917 in Kinshasa.
Died June 14th, 1989 at 71 years old in Belgium (disease).
Aleksandra Śląska
Polish actress (1925–1989).
Born November 4th, 1925 in Katowice.
Died September 18th, 1989 at 63 years old in Warsaw (cancer).
Bert Oosterbosch
Dutch road bicycle racer (1957–1989).
Born July 30th, 1957 in Eindhoven.
Died August 18th, 1989 at 32 years old in Lekkerkerk.
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving