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In the year 1989
597 Notable deaths
Stan Miasek
American basketball player (1924-1989).
Born August 8th, 1924 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 1989 at 65 years old in Parkville.
Hermann Höcherl
Federal minister of the interior of germany (1912-1989).
Born March 31st, 1912 in Brennberg.
Died May 18th, 1989 at 77 years old in Regensburg.
Robert Körner
Austrian footballer (1924-1989).
Born August 21st, 1924 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 1989 at 64 years old
Wolfgang Neuss
German actor and kabarett artist (1923-1989).
Born December 23rd, 1923 in Wrocław.
Died May 5th, 1989 at 65 years old in West Berlin (cancer).
Sirarpie Der Nersessian
Armenian art historian.
Born September 5th, 1896 in Constantinople. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1989 at 92 years old in Paris.
James Greenway
American ornithologist (1903-1989).
Born April 7th, 1903 in New York City.
Died June 10th, 1989 at 86 years old in Greenwich.
Maria Kuncewiczowa
Polish writer and novelist (1895-1989).
Born October 30th, 1895 in Samara.
Died July 15th, 1989 at 93 years old in Lublin.
Gerard Walschap
Belgian writer.
Born July 9th, 1898 in Londerzeel. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1989 at 91 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Georges Ulmer
French actor-singer.
Born February 16th, 1919 in Copenhagen.
Died September 29th, 1989 at 70 years old in Marseille.
Lillebil Ibsen
Norwegian actress and dancer (1899-1989).
Born August 6th, 1899 in Christiania.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 90 years old in Oslo. [ref]
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner