In the year 1989
648 Notable deaths
Veikko Lommi
Finnish rower.
Born November 7th, 1917 in Vehkalahti.
Died June 20th, 1989 at 71 years old in Kotka.
Tor Nilsson
Olympic wrestler (1919-1989).
Born March 20th, 1919 in Lund.
Died April 13th, 1989 at 70 years old in Lund.
Diana Pizzavini
Italian gymnast (1911–1989).
Born August 6th, 1911 in Pavia.
Died January 23rd, 1989 at 77 years old
Clarence Hammar
Swedish sailor (1899–1989).
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Solna Municipality.
Died December 31st, 1989 at 90 years old
Zoltán Dudás
Association football player (1933-1989).
Born August 8th, 1933 in Miskolc. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1989 at 56 years old in Budapest.
Alberto Radi
Italian rower (1919–1989).
Born December 10th, 1919 in Trieste.
Died July 13th, 1989 at 69 years old
Rolf Turkka
Finnish sailor (1915–1989).
Born August 30th, 1915 in Lahti.
Died November 29th, 1989 at 74 years old in Espoo.
Robert Gerhardt
American rower (1903–1989).
Born October 3rd, 1903 in Baltimore.
Died January 23rd, 1989 at 85 years old in Erdenheim.
Raffaello Gambino
Italian water polo player (1928-1989).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Rome.
Died August 26th, 1989 at 61 years old
Frederick Hedges
Canadian rower (1903–1989).
Born October 4th, 1903 in Toronto.
Died December 10th, 1989 at 86 years old in Toronto.
Federico Gay
Italian road bicycle racer (1896–1989).
Born July 16th, 1896 in Turin.
Died April 15th, 1989 at 92 years old in Turin.
Werner Proft
German field hockey player.
Born August 12th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died March 18th, 1989 at 87 years old in Tegernsee. [ref]
Max Streib
Swiss handball player (1912-1989).
Born December 20th, 1912 in Switzerland.
Died November 1st, 1989 at 76 years old
Aadu Hint
Estonian writer (1910-1989).
Born January 10th, 1910 in Muhu.
Died October 26th, 1989 at 79 years old in Tallinn.
Ludwig Schuberth
Austrian handball player (1911-1989).
Born July 24th, 1911 in Austria.
Died September 30th, 1989 at 78 years old
Giovanni Tubino
Italian artistic gymnast (1900–1989).
Born August 22nd, 1900 in Sampierdarena.
Died December 27th, 1989 at 89 years old in Genoa.
Jack George
American basketball player (1928–1989).
Born November 13th, 1928 in Swissvale.
Died January 30th, 1989 at 60 years old in Lee.
Zhou Yang
Chinese literary critic (1908-1989).
Born November 7th, 1908 in Yiyang prefecture.
Died July 31st, 1989 at 80 years old in Beijing.
James Bickford
Bobsledder (1912–1989).
Born November 2nd, 1912 in Lake Placid.
Died October 3rd, 1989 at 76 years old in Rainbow Lake.
Lawrence Stevens
Boxer.
Born February 25th, 1913 in Johannesburg.
Died August 17th, 1989 at 76 years old in Durban.
Nikolai Grinko
Ukrainian soviet actor (1920–1989).
Born May 22nd, 1920 in Kherson.
Died April 10th, 1989 at 68 years old in Kyiv (leukemia).
John Larsen
Sport shooter (1913-1989).
Born August 27th, 1913 in Christiania.
Died August 5th, 1989 at 75 years old in Oslo.
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I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino