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In the year 1989
604 Notable deaths
Ewan MacColl
British folk singer, songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (1915–1989).
Born January 25th, 1915 in Salford.
Died October 22nd, 1989 at 74 years old in Beckenham.
Don Revie
English footballer and manager (1927-1989).
Born July 10th, 1927 in Middlesbrough.
Died May 26th, 1989 at 61 years old in Edinburgh (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Diana Vreeland
American magazine editor (1903–1989).
Born September 29th, 1903 in Paris.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 85 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Georges Simenon
Belgian writer (1903–1986).
Born February 13th, 1903 in Liège.
Died September 4th, 1989 at 86 years old in Lausanne.
R. D. Laing
Unorthodox scottish psychiatrist.
Born October 7th, 1927 in Glasgow.
Died August 23rd, 1989 at 61 years old in Saint-Tropez (myocardial infarction).
Empress Zita of Austria
Empress consort of austria, queen consort of hungary (1892-1989) and servant of god.
Born May 9th, 1892 in Camaiore.
Died March 14th, 1989 at 96 years old in Zizers (pneumonia).
Michel Aflaq
Syrian philosopher, sociologist and arab nationalist (1910–1989).
Born January 19th, 1912 in Damascus. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1989 at 77 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Edward Abbey
American author and essayist (1927-1989).
Born January 29th, 1927 in Indiana.
Died March 14th, 1989 at 62 years old in Tucson.
Robert Webber
American actor (1924-1989).
Born October 14th, 1924 in Santa Ana.
Died May 19th, 1989 at 64 years old in Malibu (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Silvana Mangano
Italian actress (1930–1989).
Born April 23rd, 1930 in Rome.
Died December 16th, 1989 at 59 years old in Madrid (lung cancer).
Merritt Butrick
American actor (1959-1989).
Born September 3rd, 1959 in Gainesville.
Died March 17th, 1989 at 29 years old in Hollywood (AIDS related disease, toxoplasmosis).
Konrad Lorenz
Austrian zoologist, winner of the nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1973.
Born November 7th, 1903 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1989 at 85 years old in Vienna (kidney failure). [ref]
Maurice Evans
English actor (1901-1989).
Born June 3rd, 1901 in Dorchester.
Died March 12th, 1989 at 87 years old in Rottingdean (disease).
Deokhye, Princess of Korea
The korean empire's last princess.
Born May 25th, 1912 in Changdeokgung.
Died April 21st, 1989 at 76 years old in Changdeokgung (disease).
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet diplomat.
Born July 18th, 1909 in Staryja Hramykі.
Died July 2nd, 1989 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Tim Richmond
American racing driver.
Born June 7th, 1955 in Ashland.
Died August 13th, 1989 at 34 years old in West Palm Beach (Pneumocystis, death from AIDS-related complications).
Laurie Cunningham
English footballer (1956–1989).
Born March 8th, 1956 in Archway district.
Died July 15th, 1989 at 33 years old in Madrid (traffic collision).
Barry Sadler
American author and musician (1940–1989).
Born November 1st, 1940 in Carlsbad.
Died November 5th, 1989 at 49 years old (cardiac arrest).
Harry Andrews
British actor (1911–1989).
Born November 10th, 1911 in Tonbridge.
Died March 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Salehurst.
Earl Nightingale
American motivational speaker (1921-1989).
Born March 12th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died March 25th, 1989 at 68 years old in Scottsdale.
Billy Tipton
American jazz musician, bandleader and talent agent (1914–1989).
Born December 29th, 1914 in Oklahoma City.
Died January 21st, 1989 at 74 years old in Spokane (stomach cancer).
John Meillon
Actor (1934-1989).
Born May 1st, 1934 in Mosman. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1989 at 55 years old in Mosman (disease). [ref]
Bruce Chatwin
English novelist.
Born May 13th, 1940 in Sheffield. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1989 at 48 years old in Nice (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Hemant Kumar
Indian singer.
Born June 16th, 1920 in Varanasi. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1989 at 69 years old in Kolkata (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Kenneth McMillan
American actor (1932-1989).
Born July 2nd, 1932 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1989 at 56 years old in Santa Monica (liver disease). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 75 of 604
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson