In the year 1989
553 Notable deaths
Lynn Bari
American actress (1913-1989).
Born December 18th, 1913 in Roanoke.
Died November 20th, 1989 at 75 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).
Gaetano Scirea
Italian footballer (1953-1989).
Born May 25th, 1953 in Cernusco sul Naviglio. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1989 at 36 years old in Babsk (traffic collision). [ref]
George Genereux
Sport shooter.
Born March 1st, 1935 in Saskatoon.
Died April 10th, 1989 at 54 years old in Saskatoon.
Pérez Prado
Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger.
Born December 11th, 1916 in Matanzas. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1989 at 72 years old in Mexico City (stroke). [ref]
George Adamson
British wildlife conservationist (1906-1989).
Born February 3rd, 1906 in Etawah.
Died August 20th, 1989 at 83 years old in Kora National Park.
Hermann Oberth
Austro-hungarian-born german physicist and rocketry pioneer (1894-1989).
Born June 25th, 1894 in Sibiu.
Died December 28th, 1989 at 95 years old in Nuremberg.
Jerzy Kukuczka
Polish alpine and high-altitude climber (1948–1989).
Born March 24th, 1948 in Katowice. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1989 at 41 years old in Lhotse (fall).
Peter Scott
British ornithologist and conservationist (1909–1989).
Born September 14th, 1909 in London.
Died August 29th, 1989 at 79 years old in Bristol.
Jean Willes
American actress (1923-1989).
Born April 15th, 1923 in Los Angeles.
Died January 3rd, 1989 at 65 years old in Van Nuys (cancer).
King Tubby
Jamaican electronics and sound engineer.
Born January 28th, 1941 in Kingston.
Died February 6th, 1989 at 48 years old in Kingston.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 553
Religion is the human response to being alive and having to die. Forrest Church