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In the year 1989
590 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).
Shakhbut bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Emirati politician.
Born June 1st, 1905 in Abu Dhabi.
Died February 11th, 1989 at 83 years old in Al Ain.
Yusaku Matsuda
Japanese actor (1949–1989).
Born September 21st, 1949 in Shimonoseki.
Died November 6th, 1989 at 40 years old in Tokyo (bladder cancer).
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]
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).
Richard Quine
American actor and director (1920-1989).
Born November 12th, 1920 in Detroit.
Died June 10th, 1989 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound).
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).
Antonia Brico
American conductor.
Born June 26th, 1902 in Rotterdam.
Died August 3rd, 1989 at 87 years old in Denver.
Carlos Arias Navarro
Spanish politician (1908–1989).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Madrid. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1989 at 80 years old in Madrid.
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]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde