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In the year 1989
604 Notable deaths
George Genereux
Sport shooter (1935–1989).
Born March 1st, 1935 in Saskatoon.
Died April 10th, 1989 at 54 years old in Saskatoon.
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
Yogi (1888-1989).
Born November 18th, 1888 in Chitradurga district.
Died February 28th, 1989 at 100 years old in Chennai.
János Kádár
Former general secretary of the hungarian socialist workers' party.
Born May 26th, 1912 in Rijeka. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Robert Penn Warren
American poet, novelist, and literary critic (1905-1989).
Born April 24th, 1905 in Guthrie.
Died September 15th, 1989 at 84 years old in Stratton (bone cancer).
C. L. R. James
Trinidadian historian, journalist and marxist (1901–1989).
Born January 4th, 1901 in Tunapuna.
Died May 31st, 1989 at 88 years old in London.
Thomas Bernhard
Austrian playwright and novelist (1931–1989).
Born February 9th, 1931 in Heerlen.
Died February 12th, 1989 at 58 years old in Gmunden. [ref]
Prince Alfonso de Bourbon, Duke of Cádiz
Pretender to the thrones france (1936–1989).
Born April 20th, 1936 in Rome.
Died January 30th, 1989 at 52 years old in Beaver Creek Resort.
Anatoly Slivko
Soviet serial killer (1938-1989).
Born December 28th, 1938 in Izberbash.
Died September 16th, 1989 at 50 years old in Novocherkassk (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).
A. J. Ayer
English philosopher.
Born October 29th, 1910 in London.
Died July 26th, 1989 at 78 years old in London.
Barbara W. Tuchman
American historian and author (1912–1989).
Born January 30th, 1912 in New York City.
Died February 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Greenwich.
Jack Starrett
American actor (1936-1989).
Born November 2nd, 1936 in Refugio.
Died March 27th, 1989 at 52 years old in Sherman Oaks (kidney failure).
Robert J. Wilke
American actor (1914-1989).
Born May 18th, 1914 in Cincinnati.
Died March 28th, 1989 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Franz Joseph II
Prince of liechtenstein (1906-1989).
Born August 16th, 1906 in Frauenthal Castle.
Died November 13th, 1989 at 83 years old in Grabs.
Mary McCarthy
American writer.
Born June 21st, 1912 in Seattle. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1989 at 77 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Leon Festinger
American psychologist.
Born May 8th, 1919 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1989 at 69 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
William Stephenson
Canadian spymaster (1897–1989).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in North Point Douglas.
Died January 31st, 1989 at 92 years old in Bermuda.
Bob Steele
American actor (1907–1988).
Born January 23rd, 1907 in Portland.
Died December 21st, 1989 at 82 years old in Burbank (pulmonary emphysema).
Anton Diffring
German actor (1916–1989).
Born October 20th, 1916 in Koblenz.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 72 years old in Châteauneuf-Grasse (cancer).
Trey Wilson
American actor (1948-1989).
Born January 21st, 1948 in Houston.
Died January 16th, 1989 at 40 years old in New York City.
Dolores Ibárruri
Spanish republican leader of the spanish civil war and communist politician (1895-1989).
Born December 9th, 1895 in Gallarta. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1989 at 93 years old in Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (pneumonia). [ref]
Lynn Bari
American actress (1913–1989).
Born December 18th, 1913 in Roanoke.
Died November 20th, 1989 at 75 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).
Gaetano Scirea
Italian footballer (1953-1989).
Born May 25th, 1953 in Cernusco sul Naviglio. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1989 at 36 years old in Babsk (traffic collision). [ref]
Pérez Prado
Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger (1917–1989).
Born December 11th, 1916 in Matanzas Province, Matanzas.
Died September 14th, 1989 at 72 years old in Mexico City (stroke).
Jean Willes
American actress (1923-1989).
Born April 15th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died January 3rd, 1989 at 65 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
Ahmadou Ahidjo
President of cameroon (1924-1989).
Born August 24th, 1924 in Garoua.
Died November 30th, 1989 at 65 years old in Dakar (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 604
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht