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In the year 1989
648 Notable deaths
Dmitry Faddeev
Soviet mathematician (1907–1989).
Born June 30th, 1907 in Yukhnov. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1989 at 82 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Nenad Petrović
Croatian chess composer.
Born September 7th, 1907 in Zagreb.
Died November 9th, 1989 at 82 years old in Zagreb.
Pierre Lewden
French athlete (1901–1989).
Born February 21st, 1901 in Libourne.
Died April 30th, 1989 at 88 years old in Montberthault.
Fernando Goncalves Namora
Writer and medical doctor (1919–1989).
Born April 15th, 1919 in Condeixa-a-Nova.
Died January 31st, 1989 at 69 years old in Lisbon.
Dominik Tatarka
Slovak writer (1913-1989).
Born March 14th, 1913 in Plevník-Drienové. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1989 at 76 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Duncan Gregg
American rower (1910-1989).
Born February 28th, 1910 in Lamar.
Died February 14th, 1989 at 78 years old in Berkeley.
Édouard Candeveau
Swiss rower (1898-1989).
Born February 11th, 1898.
Died November 12th, 1989 at 91 years old
Anders Rydberg
Swedish footballer (1903-1989).
Born March 3rd, 1903 in Göteborgs Kristine församling. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in Gothenburg.
Inez Clare Verdoorn
South african botanist (1896-1989).
Born June 15th, 1896 in Pretoria.
Died April 2nd, 1989 at 92 years old in Pretoria.
Charles Vanden Wouwer
Belgian association football player (1916-1989).
Born September 7th, 1916 in Teignmouth.
Died June 1st, 1989 at 72 years old
Robert Grondelaers
Belgian cyclist (1933–1989).
Born February 28th, 1933 in Opglabbeek.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 56 years old in Opglabbeek.
Enar Josefsson
Cross-country skier (1916-1989).
Born September 6th, 1916 in Åsele.
Died December 18th, 1989 at 73 years old in Stockholm.
Uichiro Hatta
Japanese association football player (1903–1989).
Born September 10th, 1903 in Osaka.
Died April 20th, 1989 at 85 years old in Fujisawa.
Arthur Häggblad
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born August 14th, 1908 in Nordmaling.
Died June 16th, 1989 at 80 years old in Stockholm.
Cyril Gill
British sprinter (1902–1989).
Born April 21st, 1902 in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Died September 1st, 1989 at 87 years old in Jersey.
Antonio Garzoni Provenzani
Italian rower (1906–1989).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Rome.
Died February 15th, 1989 at 82 years old in Rome.
Sven Israelsson
Swedish nordic combined skier (1920-1989).
Born January 17th, 1920 in Järna.
Died October 9th, 1989 at 69 years old [ref]
Michał Antoniewicz
Major of the polish army, equestrian.
Born July 7th, 1897 in Kraków.
Died December 1st, 1989 at 92 years old in Austin.
László Papp
Olympic medalist in wrestling (1905-1989).
Born January 4th, 1905 in Szentes.
Died January 28th, 1989 at 84 years old in Budapest.
Ugo Pignotti
Fencer (1898–1989).
Born November 19th, 1898 in Florence. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1989 at 90 years old in Rome.
Imre Hódos
Olympic wrestler (1928-1989).
Born January 10th, 1928 in Hajdúnánás.
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 61 years old in Debrecen.
Joseph Van Ingelgem
Belgian footballer (1912-1989).
Born January 23rd, 1912 in Jette.
Died May 29th, 1989 at 77 years old
Paul Henry
Belgian footballer (1912-1989).
Born September 6th, 1912 in Namur.
Died October 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Namur.
Nadezhda Kosheverova
Soviet film director (1902-1989).
Born September 23rd, 1902 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 22nd, 1989 at 86 years old in Moscow.
František Šimůnek
Ski jumper.
Born December 2nd, 1910 in Zlatá Olešnice. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1989 at 78 years old in Zruč nad Sázavou. [ref]
Deaths 576 to 600 of 648
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