In the year 1989
604 Notable deaths
Wilfrid Sellars
American philosopher (1912-1989).
Born May 20th, 1912 in Michigan. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1989 at 77 years old in Pittsburgh.
Virgil Thomson
American composer and critic (1896–1989).
Born November 25th, 1896 in Kansas City.
Died September 30th, 1989 at 92 years old in New York City (disease).
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter (1911–1989).
Born January 30th, 1911 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 26th, 1989 at 78 years old in Valley Stream.
Jack Smith
American filmmaker (1932-1989).
Born November 14th, 1932 in Columbus.
Died September 25th, 1989 at 56 years old in Manhattan (death from AIDS-related complications).
Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark
Greek princess (1910-1989).
Born February 10th, 1910 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 13th, 1989 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Stella Gibbons
British writer (1902–1989).
Born January 5th, 1902 in London.
Died December 19th, 1989 at 87 years old in London.
Yacine Kateb
Algerian writer (1929-1989).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Constantine.
Died October 28th, 1989 at 60 years old in Grenoble (leukemia). [ref]
Scott O'Dell
American children's writer.
Born May 23rd, 1898 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1989 at 91 years old in Mount Kisco (prostate cancer). [ref]
Roland Winters
Actor (1904-1989).
Born November 22nd, 1904 in Boston.
Died October 22nd, 1989 at 84 years old in Englewood (stroke).
Jeff Richards
American baseball player and actor (1924-1989).
Born November 1st, 1924 in Portland.
Died July 28th, 1989 at 64 years old in San Bernardino.
Sándor Márai
Hungarian writer (1900–1989).
Born April 11th, 1900 in Košice.
Died February 22nd, 1989 at 88 years old in San Diego (shot to the head).
Luambo Makiadi
Congolese lingala musician (1938-1989).
Born July 6th, 1938 in Kongo Central.
Died October 12th, 1989 at 51 years old in Mont-Godinne.
Valentin Glushko
Soviet rocket engineer (1908-1989).
Born September 2nd, 1908 in Odesa. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1989 at 80 years old in Moscow (atherosclerosis). [ref]
Johnny Green
American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist (1908-1989).
Born October 10th, 1908 in Far Rockaway.
Died May 15th, 1989 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills.
Warren Magnuson
American politician (1905–1989).
Born April 12th, 1905 in Moorhead.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 84 years old in Seattle.
Nicolás Guillén
Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer.
Born July 10th, 1902 in Camagüey. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1989 at 87 years old in Havana. [ref]
Peter Burton
British actor (1921-1989).
Born April 4th, 1921 in Bromley.
Died November 27th, 1989 at 68 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Doug Harvey
Canadian ice hockey player (1924-1989).
Born December 19th, 1924 in Montreal.
Died December 26th, 1989 at 65 years old in Montreal (liver cirrhosis).
Sidney Hook
American philosopher (1902–1989).
Born December 20th, 1902 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1989 at 86 years old in Stanford.
Lionel Newman
American composer, pianist and conductor (1916-1989).
Born January 14th, 1916 in New Haven.
Died February 3rd, 1989 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born July 6th, 1907 in Gatchina Palace.
Died June 23rd, 1989 at 81 years old in Woodside.
Duchess Charlotte, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Austrian and mecklenburg-strelitzish imperial and royal.
Born March 1st, 1921 in Prangins.
Died July 23rd, 1989 at 68 years old in Munich.
Boris Skossyreff
Russian adventurer, self-declared king of andorra (1896-1989).
Born January 12th, 1896 in Vilnius.
Died February 27th, 1989 at 93 years old in Boppard.
Yi Bangja
Japanese-korean princess.
Born November 4th, 1901 in Tokyo.
Died April 30th, 1989 at 87 years old in Changdeokgung (cancer).
Riccardo Morandi
Italian engineer and architect.
Born September 1st, 1902 in Rome.
Died December 25th, 1989 at 87 years old in Rome.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 604
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld