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In the year 1989
648 Notable deaths
M. King Hubbert
American geoscientist (1903–1989).
Born October 5th, 1903 in San Saba.
Died October 11th, 1989 at 86 years old in Bethesda.
Joan Woodbury
American actress (1915-1989).
Born December 17th, 1915 in Los Angeles.
Died February 22nd, 1989 at 73 years old in Desert Hot Springs (disease).
Victor Davis
Canadian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder.
Born February 10th, 1964 in Guelph.
Died November 13th, 1989 at 25 years old in Montreal (struck by vehicle).
Betty Garde
Actress (1905-1989).
Born September 19th, 1905 in Philadelphia.
Died December 25th, 1989 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
British army officer (1896-1989).
Born February 10th, 1896 in South Petherton.
Died January 20th, 1989 at 92 years old in Nether Compton.
Nasuhi Ertegün
Turkish-american record producer (1917–1989).
Born November 26th, 1917 in Constantinople.
Died April 15th, 1989 at 71 years old in New York City.
Clyde Geronimi
American animator and film director (1901-1989).
Born June 12th, 1901 in Chiavenna.
Died April 24th, 1989 at 87 years old in Newport Beach.
Luiz Gonzaga
Brazilian recording artist, songwriter, singer, performing artist (1912–1989).
Born December 13th, 1912 in Pernambuco, Exu.
Died August 2nd, 1989 at 76 years old in Recife (cardiovascular disease).
Thomas Sopwith
English aviation pioneer and yachtsman (1888-1989).
Born January 18th, 1888 in Kensington.
Died January 27th, 1989 at 101 years old in Hampshire.
Charles Vanel
French actor and director (1892–1989).
Born August 21st, 1892 in Rennes.
Died April 15th, 1989 at 96 years old in Cannes.
John Ogdon
English pianist and composer (1937-1989).
Born January 27th, 1937 in Mansfield Woodhouse.
Died August 1st, 1989 at 52 years old in London (pneumonia).
Pannalal Patel
Gujarati author from india.
Born May 7th, 1912 in Dungarpur.
Died April 6th, 1989 at 76 years old in Ahmedabad.
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Indonesian statesman and economist (1911–1989).
Born February 28th, 1911 in Bantam Residency.
Died February 15th, 1989 at 77 years old in Jakarta.
Richie Ginther
American racing driver (1930-1989).
Born August 5th, 1930 in Hollywood.
Died September 20th, 1989 at 59 years old in Bordeaux (myocardial infarction).
Arsenie Boca
Romanian monk and theologian (1910-1989).
Born September 29th, 1910 in Vața de Sus.
Died November 28th, 1989 at 79 years old in Sinaia.
George Beadle
American geneticist (1903-1989).
Born October 22nd, 1903 in Wahoo.
Died June 9th, 1989 at 85 years old in Pomona.
Chris Gueffroy
Last person shot at berlin wall (1968–1989).
Born June 21st, 1968 in Pasewalk.
Died February 6th, 1989 at 20 years old in East Berlin, Berlin Wall, Britz Canal (gunshot wound).
Josiah Zion Gumede
President of zimbabwe-rhodesia (1919-1989).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Zimbabwe.
Died March 28th, 1989 at 69 years old in Zimbabwe.
Hassler Whitney
American mathematician (1907–1989).
Born March 23rd, 1907 in New York City.
Died May 10th, 1989 at 82 years old in Princeton.
Martin Broszat
German historian (1926–1989).
Born August 14th, 1928 in Leipzig.
Died October 14th, 1989 at 61 years old in Munich.
Diori Hamani
President of niger from 1960 to 1974 (1916-1989).
Born June 6th, 1916 in Boboye Department, Soudouré. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 72 years old in Rabat. [ref]
Dik Browne
American cartoonist (1917–1989).
Born August 11th, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1989 at 71 years old in Sarasota.
Malcolm Cowley
American novelist (1898–1989).
Born August 24th, 1898 in Cambria County.
Died March 27th, 1989 at 90 years old in New Milford.
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
Kurdish political leader.
Born December 22nd, 1930 in Urmia.
Died July 13th, 1989 at 58 years old in Vienna.
Walter Stennes
German nazi, right wing politician (1895-1989).
Born April 12th, 1895 in Fürstenberg.
Died May 18th, 1989 at 94 years old in Lüdenscheid.
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