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In the year 1989
590 Notable deaths
Valérie Quennessen
French theatre and film actress (1957-1989).
Born December 3rd, 1957 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died March 19th, 1989 at 31 years old in Saint-Ouen-des-Champs (traffic collision).
Minoru Genda
Japanese aviator (1904-1989).
Born August 16th, 1904 in Hiroshima.
Died August 15th, 1989 at 84 years old in Tokyo.
Ray McAnally
Irish actor.
Born March 30th, 1926 in Buncrana. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1989 at 63 years old in County Wicklow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Werner Best
German general (1903-1989).
Born July 10th, 1903 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1989 at 85 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama
10th panchen lama of the gelug school of tibetan buddhism (1938-1989).
Born February 19th, 1938 in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County.
Died January 28th, 1989 at 50 years old in Xigazê (myocardial infarction).
I. F. Stone
American investigative journalist, writer, and author.
Born December 24th, 1907 in Philadelphia.
Died July 17th, 1989 at 81 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
John Richard Hicks
British economist (1904-1989).
Born April 8th, 1904 in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1989 at 85 years old in Blockley. [ref]
Kazimierz Deyna
Polish footballer (1947–1989).
Born October 23rd, 1947 in Starogard Gdański.
Died September 1st, 1989 at 41 years old in San Diego (traffic collision). [ref]
George Coulouris
British actor (1903–1989).
Born October 1st, 1903 in Manchester.
Died April 25th, 1989 at 85 years old in London (myocardial infarction, Parkinson's disease).
John Cipollina
American musician.
Born August 24th, 1943 in Berkeley. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1989 at 45 years old in San Francisco (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 590
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