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In the year 1989
541 Notable deaths
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).
Irving Stone
American writer.
Born July 14th, 1903 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Guy Laroche
French fashion designer (1921-1989).
Born July 16th, 1921 in La Rochelle. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1989 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
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]
Albert Spaggiari
French bank robber.
Born December 14th, 1932 in Laragne-Montéglin.
Died June 8th, 1989 at 56 years old in Province of Belluno (esophageal cancer).
Alfred Herrhausen
German banker (1930-1989).
Born January 30th, 1930 in Essen. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1989 at 59 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (explosive device). [ref]
Woody Shaw
American musician (1944-1989).
Born December 24th, 1944 in Laurinburg. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1989 at 44 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Yusaku Matsuda
Japanese actor.
Born September 21st, 1950 in Shimonoseki.
Died November 6th, 1989 at 39 years old in Tokyo (bladder cancer).
Riccardo Morandi
Italian engineer and architect.
Born September 1st, 1902 in Rome.
Died December 25th, 1989 at 87 years old in Rome.
Roy Eldridge
American trumpeter.
Born January 20th, 1911 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1989 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 541
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson