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In the year 1989
554 Notable deaths
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).
Mary Treen
American actress (1907-1989).
Born March 27th, 1907 in St. Louis.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 82 years old in Newport Beach (cancer).
Antonia Brico
American conductor.
Born June 26th, 1902 in Rotterdam.
Died August 3rd, 1989 at 87 years old in Denver.
Hibari Misora
Japanese singer and actress (1937-1989).
Born May 29th, 1937 in Yokohama. [ref]
Died June 24th, 1989 at 52 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Kōnosuke Matsushita
Founder of panasonic.
Born November 27th, 1894 in Wakayama.
Died April 27th, 1989 at 94 years old in Moriguchi (pneumonia).
Claude Pepper
American politician (1900–1989).
Born September 8th, 1900 in Dudleyville. [ref]
Died May 30th, 1989 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (stomach cancer). [ref]
Carlos Arias Navarro
Spanish politician (1908-1989).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1989 at 80 years old in Madrid.
Kazuko Takatsukasa
Japanese former princess; daughter of emperor shōwa and empress kōjun (1929–1989).
Born September 30th, 1929 in Tokyo Imperial Palace.
Died May 26th, 1989 at 59 years old in Tokyo.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 554
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