In the year 1989
604 Notable deaths
Clyde Geronimi
American animator and film director (1901-1989).
Born June 12th, 1901 in Chiavenna. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1989 at 87 years old in Newport Beach. [ref]
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.
Born August 21st, 1892 in Rennes. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1989 at 96 years old in Cannes. [ref]
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.
Born October 22nd, 1903 in Wahoo.
Died June 9th, 1989 at 85 years old in Pomona.
Chris Gueffroy
Last person shot at berlin wall.
Born June 21st, 1968 in Pasewalk.
Died February 6th, 1989 at 20 years old in Berlin Wall, East Berlin, Britz Canal (ballistic trauma).
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.
Diori Hamani
Nigerien president (1916-1989).
Born June 6th, 1916 in Boboye Department, Soudouré.
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 72 years old in Rabat. [ref]
Dik Browne
Cartoonist.
Born August 11th, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1989 at 71 years old in Sarasota. [ref]
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.
Bernard Blier
French character actor (1916–1989).
Born January 11th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 29th, 1989 at 73 years old in Saint-Cloud (prostate cancer).
Nara Leão
Brazilian singer (1942–1989).
Born January 19th, 1942 in Vitória.
Died June 7th, 1989 at 47 years old in Rio de Janeiro (brain tumor).
Charles J. Pedersen
American organic chemist.
Born October 3rd, 1904 in Busan.
Died October 26th, 1989 at 85 years old in Salem (multiple myeloma).
Ondrej Nepela
Slovak figure skater (1951–1989).
Born January 22nd, 1951 in Bratislava.
Died February 2nd, 1989 at 38 years old in Mannheim (lymphoma, death from AIDS-related complications).
Andreas Hillgruber
German historian (1925-1989).
Born January 18th, 1925 in Węgorzewo.
Died May 8th, 1989 at 64 years old in Cologne (esophageal cancer).
Colin Clark
British economist (1905–1989).
Born November 2nd, 1905 in London.
Died September 4th, 1989 at 83 years old in Brisbane.
Ronald Syme
New zealand born british historian and classicist (1903-1989).
Born March 11th, 1903 in Eltham.
Died September 4th, 1989 at 86 years old in Oxford.
Margarete Buber-Neumann
German writer (1909-1989).
Born October 21st, 1901 in Potsdam.
Died November 6th, 1989 at 88 years old in Frankfurt.
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia