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In the year 1989
541 Notable deaths
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989.
Born January 26th, 1918 in Scornicești. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1989 at 71 years old in Târgoviște (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Huey P. Newton
Co-founder of the black panther party (1942-1989).
Born February 17th, 1942 in Monroe. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 47 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Lee Van Cleef
American actor (1925-1989).
Born January 9th, 1925 in Somerville. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1989 at 64 years old in Oxnard (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Graham Chapman
English comedian, writer and actor (1941-1989).
Born January 8th, 1941 in Leicester. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1989 at 48 years old in Maidstone (oropharynx cancer). [ref]
Sugar Ray Robinson
American boxer (1921–1989).
Died April 12th, 1989 at 67 years old in Culver City (diabetes).
John Cassavetes
American actor, film director, and screenwriter (1929-1989).
Born December 9th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1989 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Mel Blanc
American voice actor and radio personality (1908-1989).
Born May 30th, 1908 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1989 at 81 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (pulmonary emphysema, coronary artery disease). [ref]
Samuel Beckett
Irish novelist, playwright, and poet (1906-1989).
Born April 13th, 1906 in Foxrock. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1989 at 83 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Rebecca Schaeffer
Actress (1967-1989).
Born November 6th, 1967 in Eugene.
Died July 18th, 1989 at 21 years old in Hollywood (ballistic trauma).
Amanda Blake
American actress (1929-1989).
Born February 20th, 1929 in Buffalo.
Died August 16th, 1989 at 60 years old in Sacramento (AIDS related disease).
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman