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In the year 1989
541 Notable deaths
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).
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. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1989 at 85 years old in London (Parkinson's disease, myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ricky Berry
American basketball player.
Born October 6th, 1964 in Lansing.
Died August 14th, 1989 at 24 years old in Fair Oaks (ballistic trauma).
Elaine de Kooning
American painter (1918–1989).
Born March 12th, 1918 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1989 at 70 years old in Southampton (lung cancer). [ref]
Richard Quine
American actor (1920-1989).
Born November 12th, 1920 in Detroit.
Died June 10th, 1989 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (ballistic trauma).
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).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 541
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom