In the year 1989
597 Notable deaths
Prince Vasili Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian prince.
Born July 6th, 1907 in Gatchina Palace.
Died June 23rd, 1989 at 81 years old in Woodside.
Duchess Charlotte, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Austrian and mecklenburg-strelitzish imperial and royal.
Born March 1st, 1921 in Prangins.
Died July 23rd, 1989 at 68 years old in Munich.
Boris Skossyreff
Russian adventurer, self-declared king of andorra (1896-1989).
Born January 12th, 1896 in Vilnius.
Died February 27th, 1989 at 93 years old in Boppard.
Yi Bangja
Japanese-korean princess.
Born November 4th, 1901 in Tokyo.
Died April 30th, 1989 at 87 years old in Changdeokgung (cancer).
Riccardo Morandi
Italian engineer and architect.
Born September 1st, 1902 in Rome.
Died December 25th, 1989 at 87 years old in Rome.
Arseny Tarkovsky
Soviet poet and translator.
Born June 24th, 1907 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1989 at 81 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Danilo Kiš
Serbian and yugoslav novelist (1935–1989).
Born February 22nd, 1935 in Subotica.
Died October 15th, 1989 at 54 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer).
Sammy Fain
American composer (1902-1989).
Born June 17th, 1902 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1989 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Gilbert Simondon
20th century french philosopher (1924–1989).
Born October 2nd, 1924 in Saint-Étienne. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1989 at 64 years old in Palaiseau. [ref]
Prince Wolfgang of Hesse
German prince (1896–1989).
Born November 6th, 1896 in Rumpenheim Castle.
Died July 12th, 1989 at 92 years old in Frankfurt.
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To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan