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In the year 1989
590 Notable deaths
Kōnosuke Matsushita
Founder of panasonic (1894-1989).
Born November 27th, 1894 in Wakayama.
Died April 27th, 1989 at 94 years old in Moriguchi (pneumonia).
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).
Kaoru Ishikaka
Japanese business theorist.
Born July 13th, 1915 in Tokyo.
Died April 16th, 1989 at 73 years old in Japan (watershed stroke).
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.
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]
Hassan Fathi
Egyptian architect (1900-1989).
Born March 25th, 1900 in Alexandria.
Died November 30th, 1989 at 89 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Alfred Herrhausen
German banker (1930–1989).
Born January 30th, 1930 in Essen.
Died November 30th, 1989 at 59 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (explosive device).
Raul Seixas
Brazilian recording artist; singer and songwriter (1945-1989).
Born June 28th, 1945 in Salvador. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1989 at 44 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Brigid Bazlen
American actress (1944-1989).
Born June 9th, 1944 in Fond du Lac.
Died May 25th, 1989 at 44 years old in Seattle (cancer).
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]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 590
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