In the year 1989
554 Notable deaths
Beatrice Lillie
Canadian actress.
Born May 29th, 1894 in Toronto.
Died January 20th, 1989 at 94 years old in Henley-on-Thames (Alzheimer's disease).
Hassan Fathi
Egyptian architect (1900-1989).
Born March 25th, 1900 in Alexandria.
Died November 30th, 1989 at 89 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Donald Barthelme
American writer, editor, and professor.
Born April 7th, 1931 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died July 23rd, 1989 at 58 years old in Houston (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Valérie Quennessen
French theatre and film actress.
Born December 3rd, 1957 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1989 at 31 years old in Saint-Ouen-des-Champs (traffic collision). [ref]
Kaoru Ishikaka
Japanese business theorist.
Born July 13th, 1915 in Tokyo.
Died April 16th, 1989 at 73 years old in Japan (watershed stroke).
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]
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]
James Bond
American ornithologist and inspiration for the name of the fictional spy (1900-1989).
Born January 4th, 1900 in Philadelphia.
Died February 14th, 1989 at 89 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
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).
Ricky Berry
American basketball player (1964–1989).
Born October 6th, 1964 in Lansing.
Died August 14th, 1989 at 24 years old in Fair Oaks (gunshot wound).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 554
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather