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In the year 1989
604 Notable deaths
Hermann Oberth
Austro-hungarian-born german physicist and rocketry pioneer (1894-1989).
Born June 25th, 1894 in Sibiu.
Died December 28th, 1989 at 95 years old in Nuremberg.
Dona Drake
Actress, singer, dancer (1914-1989).
Born November 15th, 1914 in Miami.
Died June 20th, 1989 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
John J. McCloy
American lawyer and banker (1895-1989).
Born March 31st, 1895 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1989 at 93 years old in Stamford. [ref]
Peter Scott
British ornithologist and conservationist (1909–1989).
Born September 14th, 1909 in London.
Died August 29th, 1989 at 79 years old in Bristol.
George Adamson
British naturalist, writer and wildlife conservationist (1906–1989).
Born February 3rd, 1906 in Etawah.
Died August 20th, 1989 at 83 years old in Kora National Park.
Jerzy Kukuczka
Polish alpine and high-altitude climber (1948–1989).
Born March 24th, 1948 in Katowice.
Died October 24th, 1989 at 41 years old in Lhotse (falling from height).
Norma Varden
English actress (1898-1989).
Born January 20th, 1898 in London.
Died January 19th, 1989 at 90 years old in Santa Barbara (disease).
Jimmy Murphy
Welsh footballer and manager (1910-1989).
Born August 8th, 1910 in Glamorgan.
Died November 14th, 1989 at 79 years old in Manchester.
King Tubby
Jamaican electronics and sound engineer (1941–1989).
Born January 28th, 1941 in Kingston.
Died February 6th, 1989 at 48 years old in Kingston.
Franklin J. Schaffner
American film director (1920-1989).
Born May 30th, 1920 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1989 at 69 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
Valérie Quennessen
French theatre and film actress (1957-1989).
Born December 3rd, 1957 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died March 19th, 1989 at 31 years old in Saint-Ouen-des-Champs (traffic collision).
Minoru Genda
Japanese aviator (1904-1989).
Born August 16th, 1904 in Hiroshima.
Died August 15th, 1989 at 84 years old in Tokyo.
Ray McAnally
Irish actor (1926-1989).
Born March 30th, 1926 in Buncrana.
Died June 15th, 1989 at 63 years old in County Wicklow (myocardial infarction).
Werner Best
German general (1903-1989).
Born July 10th, 1903 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1989 at 85 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama
10th panchen lama of the gelug school of tibetan buddhism (1938–1989).
Born February 19th, 1938 in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County.
Died January 28th, 1989 at 50 years old in Shigatse (myocardial infarction).
I. F. Stone
American investigative journalist, writer, and author.
Born December 24th, 1907 in Philadelphia.
Died July 17th, 1989 at 81 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
John Richard Hicks
British economist (1904-1989).
Born April 8th, 1904 in Leamington Spa, Warwick.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 85 years old in Blockley.
Kazimierz Deyna
Polish footballer (1947–1989).
Born October 23rd, 1947 in Starogard Gdański.
Died September 1st, 1989 at 41 years old in San Diego (traffic collision). [ref]
George Coulouris
British actor (1903–1989).
Born October 1st, 1903 in Manchester.
Died April 25th, 1989 at 85 years old in London (myocardial infarction, Parkinson's disease).
John Cipollina
American musician.
Born August 24th, 1943 in Berkeley. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1989 at 45 years old in San Francisco (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Beatrice Lillie
Canadian actress.
Born May 29th, 1894 in Toronto.
Died January 20th, 1989 at 94 years old in Henley-on-Thames (Alzheimer's disease).
Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Emirati politician.
Born June 1st, 1905 in Abu Dhabi.
Died February 11th, 1989 at 83 years old in Al Ain.
Yusaku Matsuda
Japanese actor (1949–1989).
Born September 21st, 1949 in Shimonoseki.
Died November 6th, 1989 at 40 years old in Tokyo (bladder cancer).
Pat Finucane
Irish human rights lawyer and murder victim (1949-1989).
Born March 21st, 1949 in Belfast.
Died February 12th, 1989 at 39 years old in Belfast.
Donald Barthelme
American writer, editor, and professor (1931–1989).
Born April 7th, 1931 in Philadelphia.
Died July 23rd, 1989 at 58 years old in Houston (laryngeal cancer).
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