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In the year 1989
591 Notable deaths
Alexandr Yakovlev
Soviet aeronautical engineer, aircraft designer and and founded the yakovlev design bureau.
Born April 1st, 1906 in Moscow.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 83 years old in Moscow.
James Kirkwood, Jr.
American playwright, author and actor (1924-1989).
Born August 22nd, 1924 in Hollywood.
Died April 22nd, 1989 at 64 years old in Manhattan (spinal cord neoplasm).
Jim Hurtubise
Racecar driver.
Born December 5th, 1932 in North Tonawanda.
Died January 6th, 1989 at 56 years old in Port Arthur (myocardial infarction).
Sahib Shihab
American jazz saxophonist and flautist.
Born June 23rd, 1925 in Savannah. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1989 at 64 years old in Knoxville. [ref]
Ignacio Ellacuría
Spanish philosopher, jesuit priest, assassinated martyr in el salvador.
Born November 9th, 1930 in Portugalete.
Died November 16th, 1989 at 59 years old in San Salvador.
Michał Rola-Żymierski
Marshal of poland (1890-1989).
Born September 4th, 1890 in Kraków.
Died October 15th, 1989 at 99 years old in Warsaw.
Raúl Sendic
Uruguayan left-wing politician (1925-1989).
Born March 16th, 1925 in Flores Department. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1989 at 64 years old in Paris (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Scott Ross
American musician.
Born March 1st, 1951 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1989 at 38 years old in Assas (pneumonia). [ref]
Rashid Behbudov
Soviet azerbaijani singer and actor (1915-1989).
Born December 14th, 1915 in Tbilisi.
Died June 9th, 1989 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Massimo Serato
Italian actor (1916-1989).
Born May 31st, 1916 in Oderzo. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1989 at 73 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Deaths 251 to 260 of 591
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