In the year 1989
648 Notable deaths
José Augusto Brandão
Brazilian footballer (1911-1989).
Born April 21st, 1911 in Taubaté.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 78 years old in Taubaté.
Luigi Rovati
Boxer (1904–1989).
Born November 24th, 1904 in Cinisello Balsamo.
Died March 8th, 1989 at 84 years old in Locarno.
Erwin Sietas
Swimmer (1910-1989).
Born July 24th, 1910 in Hamburg.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Jim Cristy
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1913–1989).
Born January 22nd, 1913 in Detroit.
Died June 7th, 1989 at 76 years old in Kalamazoo.
Ernesto Formenti
Boxer (1927–1989).
Born August 2nd, 1927 in Seregno.
Died October 5th, 1989 at 62 years old in Milan.
Ruth Lyttle Satter
American botanist, physiologist and mathematician (1923-1989).
Born March 8th, 1923 in New York City.
Died August 3rd, 1989 at 66 years old (leukemia).
Nancy Drexel
American actress (1910-1989).
Born April 6th, 1910 in New York City.
Died November 19th, 1989 at 79 years old in San Juan Capistrano.
Aleksandr Travin
Basketball player (1930-1989).
Born July 23rd, 1930 in Moscow.
Died February 15th, 1989 at 58 years old
Georges Schehadé
Lebanese playwright and poet (1905–1989).
Born November 2nd, 1907 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1989 at 81 years old in Paris.
Osborne Anderson
American ice hockey player (1908–1989).
Born October 15th, 1908 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died January 31st, 1989 at 80 years old in Lynn (pancreatic cancer).
Shamil Serikov
Kazakh olympic wrestler (1956–1989).
Born March 5th, 1956 in Almaty.
Died November 22nd, 1989 at 33 years old in Almaty.
Erik Persson
Swedish bandy player, soccer player and ice hockey player (1909-1989).
Born November 19th, 1909 in Sankt Matteus. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1989 at 79 years old in Johannes parish.
Aleksanteri Saarvala
Gymnast (1913-1989).
Born April 9th, 1913 in Vyborg.
Died October 7th, 1989 at 76 years old in Toronto.
Nils Axelsson
Swedish footballer (1906-1989).
Born January 18th, 1906 in Raus church parish.
Died January 18th, 1989 at 83 years old in Helsingborg.
Göran Larsson
Swimmer (1932–1989).
Born May 24th, 1932 in Uppsala.
Died February 27th, 1989 at 56 years old in Haninge Municipality.
Adil Atan
Turkish wrestler (1929–1989).
Born January 1st, 1929 in Adapazarı. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1989 at 60 years old [ref]
Zygmunt Hübner
Polish actor (1930–1989).
Born March 23rd, 1930 in Warsaw.
Died January 12th, 1989 at 58 years old in Warsaw.
Ödön Zombori
Hungarian sport wrestler.
Born September 22nd, 1906 in Szenta.
Died November 29th, 1989 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Reginald Le Borg
Austrian film director (1902–1989).
Born December 11th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died March 25th, 1989 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Wilson
American rower (1903–1989).
Born December 31st, 1903 in Minneapolis.
Died October 27th, 1989 at 85 years old in Martha's Vineyard Hospital. [ref]
Tapani Niku
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born April 1st, 1895 in Haapavesi.
Died April 6th, 1989 at 94 years old in Lahti.
Countess Georgina von Wilczek
Princess consort of liechtenstein.
Born October 24th, 1921 in Graz.
Died October 18th, 1989 at 67 years old in Grabs.
Marlene Elejarde
Athletics competitor (1951–1989).
Born June 3rd, 1951 in Havana.
Died April 29th, 1989 at 37 years old in Havana (traffic collision).
Norma Nichols
American actress.
Born January 7th, 1894 in Santa Ana.
Died November 27th, 1989 at 95 years old in Los Angeles.
Heinrich Angst
Bobsledder (1915-1989).
Born August 29th, 1915.
Died September 9th, 1989 at 74 years old
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami