In the year 1989

597 Notable deaths

Sándor Weöres

Hungarian poet.

Born June 22nd, 1913 in Szombathely. [ref]

Died January 22nd, 1989 at 75 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Vittorio Caprioli

Italian actor, film director, screenwriter (1921-1989).

Born August 15th, 1921 in Naples. [ref]

Died October 2nd, 1989 at 68 years old in Naples (myocardial infarction). [ref]

R. G. Springsteen

American actor and director (1904-1989).

Born September 8th, 1904 in Tacoma. [ref]

Died December 9th, 1989 at 85 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

John Pritchard

British conductor (1921–1989).

Born February 5th, 1921 in London.

Died December 5th, 1989 at 68 years old in Daly City.

Luciano Salce

Italian film director, lyricist, scenographer (1922-1989).

Born September 25th, 1922 in Rome.

Died December 17th, 1989 at 67 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction, melanoma).

André Cayatte

French film director (1909–1989).

Born February 3rd, 1909 in Carcassonne.

Died February 6th, 1989 at 80 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).

Teiichi Suzuki

Japanese general (1888–1989).

Born December 16th, 1888 in Shibayama.

Died July 15th, 1989 at 100 years old in Shibayama (senility).

Egon Orowan

Physicist (1902-1989).

Born August 2nd, 1902 in Budapest.

Died August 3rd, 1989 at 87 years old in Cambridge.

Māris Liepa

Soviet ballet dancer.

Born July 27th, 1936 in Riga.

Died March 26th, 1989 at 52 years old in Moscow.

Yuri Bogatyryov

Soviet russian actor (1947–1989).

Born March 2nd, 1947 in Riga.

Died February 2nd, 1989 at 41 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Deaths 331 to 340 of 597

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