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In the year 1989
591 Notable deaths
Josiah Zion Gumede
President of zimbabwe-rhodesia (1919-1989).
Born September 19th, 1919 in Zimbabwe.
Died March 28th, 1989 at 69 years old in Zimbabwe.
Hassler Whitney
American mathematician (1907-1989).
Born March 23rd, 1907 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1989 at 82 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Diori Hamani
Nigerien president (1916-1989).
Born June 6th, 1916 in Boboye Department, Soudouré.
Died April 23rd, 1989 at 72 years old in Rabat. [ref]
Dik Browne
Cartoonist.
Born August 11th, 1917 in New York City.
Died June 4th, 1989 at 71 years old in Sarasota. [ref]
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
Kurdish political leader.
Born December 22nd, 1930 in Urmia.
Died July 13th, 1989 at 58 years old in Vienna.
Walther Stennes
German nazi, right wing politician (1895-1989).
Born April 12th, 1895 in Fürstenberg.
Died May 18th, 1989 at 94 years old in Lüdenscheid.
Bernard Blier
French character actor (1916–1989).
Born January 11th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 29th, 1989 at 73 years old in Saint-Cloud (prostate cancer).
Nara Leão
Brazilian singer (1942–1989).
Born January 19th, 1942 in Vitória.
Died June 7th, 1989 at 47 years old in Rio de Janeiro (brain tumor).
Charles J. Pedersen
American organic chemist.
Born October 3rd, 1904 in Busan.
Died October 26th, 1989 at 85 years old in Salem (multiple myeloma).
Ondrej Nepela
Slovak figure skater (1951–1989).
Born January 22nd, 1951 in Bratislava.
Died February 2nd, 1989 at 38 years old in Mannheim (lymphoma, death from AIDS-related complications).
Deaths 211 to 220 of 591
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