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In the year 1989
597 Notable deaths
Massimo Serato
Italian actor (1916-1989).
Born May 31st, 1916 in Oderzo. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1989 at 73 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Marion Mack
American actress and screenwriter (1902-1989).
Born April 8th, 1902 in Mammoth. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1989 at 87 years old in Costa Mesa. [ref]
Shah Azizur Rahman
Bangladeshi politician (1925–1989).
Born November 23rd, 1925 in Kushtia District.
Died September 1st, 1989 at 63 years old in Dhaka. [ref]
Edoardo Amaldi
Italian physicist.
Born September 5th, 1908 in Carpaneto Piacentino. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1989 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Frank Adams
British mathematician (1930–1989).
Born November 5th, 1930 in Woolwich.
Died January 7th, 1989 at 58 years old in Brampton (traffic collision).
Yasushi Akutagawa
Japanese composer and conductor (1925–1989).
Born July 12th, 1925 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1989 at 63 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Hans Hellmut Kirst
German writer (1914–1989).
Born December 5th, 1914 in Ostróda.
Died February 23rd, 1989 at 74 years old in Werdum. [ref]
Pat Parker
American poet.
Born January 20th, 1944 in Houston.
Died June 17th, 1989 at 45 years old in Oakland (breast cancer).
Aileen Pringle
American actress (1895-1989).
Born July 23rd, 1895 in San Francisco.
Died December 16th, 1989 at 94 years old in New York City.
William Forrest
American actor (1902–1989).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Cambridge.
Died January 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 261 to 270 of 597
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