In the year 1989
648 Notable deaths
Ondrej Nepela
Slovak figure skater (1951–1989).
Born January 22nd, 1951 in Bratislava.
Died February 2nd, 1989 at 38 years old in Mannheim (death from AIDS-related complications, lymphoma).
Yusaku Matsuda
Japanese actor (1949–1989).
Born September 21st, 1950 in Shimonoseki.
Died November 6th, 1989 at 39 years old in Tokyo (bladder cancer).
Bernard-Marie Koltès
French writer (1948–1989).
Died April 15th, 1989 at 41 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (death from AIDS-related complications).
Jerzy Kukuczka
Polish alpine and high-altitude climber (1948–1989).
Born March 24th, 1948 in Katowice.
Died October 24th, 1989 at 41 years old in Lhotse (falling from height).
Kazimierz Deyna
Polish footballer (1947–1989).
Born October 23rd, 1947 in Starogard Gdański.
Died September 1st, 1989 at 41 years old in San Diego (traffic collision). [ref]
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).
José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
Colombian mob boss (1947-1989).
Born May 14th, 1947 in Hospital.
Died December 15th, 1989 at 42 years old in Tolú.
Yuri Bogatyryov
Soviet russian actor (1947–1989).
Died February 2nd, 1989 at 41 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Milko Gaydarski
Bulgarian footballer (1946-1989).
Born March 18th, 1946 in Sofia.
Died December 23rd, 1989 at 43 years old in Sofia.
Vasilijus Matuševas
Volleyball player (1945-1989).
Born October 18th, 1945 in Ignalina District Municipality.
Died October 24th, 1989 at 44 years old in Vilnius.
Arto Tolsa
Finnish footballer (1945-1989).
Born August 9th, 1945 in Kotka.
Died March 30th, 1989 at 43 years old in Kotka.
Raul Seixas
Brazilian recording artist; singer and songwriter (1945-1989).
Born June 28th, 1945 in Salvador.
Died August 21st, 1989 at 44 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction, pancreatitis).
Paulo Leminski
Brazilian poet (1944–1989).
Born August 24th, 1944 in Curitiba.
Died June 7th, 1989 at 44 years old in Curitiba (liver cirrhosis).
Betty Mars
Actress and singer from france.
Born July 30th, 1944 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 20th, 1989 at 44 years old in Suresnes (falling).
Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento
Colombian politician (1943-1989).
Born September 29th, 1943 in Bucaramanga.
Died August 18th, 1989 at 45 years old in Soacha.
Cencio Mantovani
Italian cyclist (1941-1989).
Born October 17th, 1941 in Castel d'Ario. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1989 at 48 years old in Suzzara.
Hermann Burger
Swiss writer (1942-1989).
Born July 10th, 1942 in Menziken.
Died February 28th, 1989 at 46 years old in Brunegg (intoxication).
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).
Nara Leão
Brazilian singer (1942–1989).
Born January 19th, 1942 in Vitória.
Died June 7th, 1989 at 47 years old in Rio de Janeiro (brain tumor).
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.
Ignatius Kilage
4th governor general of papua - new guinea (1941-1989).
Born July 12th, 1941 in Papua New Guinea.
Died December 31st, 1989 at 48 years old in Port Moresby.
King Tubby
Jamaican electronics and sound engineer (1941–1989).
Born January 28th, 1941 in Kingston.
Died February 6th, 1989 at 48 years old in Kingston.
Maurizio Merli
Italian actor (1940-1989).
Born February 8th, 1940 in Rome.
Died March 10th, 1989 at 49 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Merab Kostava
Georigan musician and poet.
Born May 26th, 1939 in Tbilisi.
Died October 13th, 1989 at 50 years old in Boriti (traffic collision).
Anatoly Slivko
Soviet serial killer (1938-1989).
Born December 28th, 1938 in Izberbash.
Died September 16th, 1989 at 50 years old in Novocherkassk (execution by shooting, gunshot wound).
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan