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In the year 1989
597 Notable deaths
Shamil Serikov
Kazakh olympic wrestler (1956–1989).
Born March 5th, 1956 in Almaty.
Died November 22nd, 1989 at 33 years old in Almaty.
Erik Persson
Swedish bandy player, soccer player and ice hockey player (1909-1989).
Born November 19th, 1909 in Sankt Matteus. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1989 at 79 years old in Johannes parish.
Aleksanteri Saarvala
Gymnast (1913-1989).
Born April 9th, 1913 in Vyborg.
Died October 7th, 1989 at 76 years old in Toronto.
Nils Axelsson
Swedish footballer (1906-1989).
Born January 18th, 1906 in Raus church parish.
Died January 18th, 1989 at 83 years old in Helsingborg.
Göran Larsson
Swimmer.
Born May 24th, 1932 in Uppsala.
Died February 27th, 1989 at 56 years old in Haninge Municipality.
Adil Atan
Turkish wrestler (1929–1989).
Born January 1st, 1929 in Adapazarı. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1989 at 60 years old [ref]
Zygmunt Hübner
Polish actor (1930–1989).
Born March 23rd, 1930 in Warsaw.
Died January 12th, 1989 at 58 years old in Warsaw.
Ödön Zombori
Hungarian sport wrestler.
Born September 22nd, 1906 in Szenta.
Died November 29th, 1989 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Reginald Le Borg
Austrian film director (1902–1989).
Born December 11th, 1902 in Vienna.
Died March 25th, 1989 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Wilson
American rower (1903-1989).
Born December 31st, 1903 in Minneapolis.
Died October 27th, 1989 at 85 years old in Vineyard Haven.
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine