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In the year 1989
590 Notable deaths
Luambo Makiadi
Congolese lingala musician (1938-1989).
Born July 6th, 1938 in Kongo Central.
Died October 12th, 1989 at 51 years old in Mont-Godinne.
Valentin Glushko
Soviet rocket engineer (1908-1989).
Born September 2nd, 1908 in Odesa. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1989 at 80 years old in Moscow (atherosclerosis). [ref]
Johnny Green
American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist (1908-1989).
Born October 10th, 1908 in Far Rockaway.
Died May 15th, 1989 at 80 years old in Beverly Hills.
Warren Grant Magnuson
American politician (1905-1989).
Born April 12th, 1905 in Moorhead.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 84 years old in Seattle.
Nicolás Guillén
Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer.
Born July 10th, 1902 in Camagüey. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1989 at 87 years old in Havana. [ref]
Peter Burton
British actor (1921-1989).
Born April 4th, 1921 in Bromley.
Died November 27th, 1989 at 68 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Doug Harvey
Canadian ice hockey player (1924-1989).
Born December 19th, 1924 in Montreal.
Died December 26th, 1989 at 65 years old in Montreal (liver cirrhosis).
Sidney Hook
American philosopher (1902–1989).
Born December 20th, 1902 in New York City.
Died July 12th, 1989 at 86 years old in Stanford.
Lionel Newman
American composer, pianist and conductor (1916-1989).
Born January 14th, 1916 in New Haven.
Died February 3rd, 1989 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born July 6th, 1907 in Gatchina Palace.
Died June 23rd, 1989 at 81 years old in Woodside.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 590
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir