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In the year 1989
591 Notable deaths
Rémi Laurent
French actor (1957–1989).
Born October 12th, 1957 in Suresnes.
Died November 14th, 1989 at 32 years old in Paris (death from AIDS-related complications).
Mouloud Mammeri
Algerian amazigh linguist and writer (1917–1989).
Born December 28th, 1917 in Tawrirt Mimun. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1989 at 71 years old in Aïn Deflaa (traffic collision). [ref]
Joan Barry
British actress (1903-1989).
Born November 5th, 1903 in London.
Died April 10th, 1989 at 85 years old in Marbella.
Kirill Mazurov
Soviet politician (1914-1989).
Born April 5th, 1914 in Rudnia Prybytkaŭskaja.
Died December 19th, 1989 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Lucia Moholy
Czech photographer (1894–1989).
Born January 18th, 1894 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1989 at 95 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Carl Dahlhaus
German musicologist.
Born June 10th, 1928 in Hanover. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1989 at 60 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Alfredo Zitarrosa
Uruguayan musician (1936-1989).
Born March 10th, 1936 in Montevideo.
Died January 17th, 1989 at 52 years old in Montevideo (peritonitis).
Inji Aflatoun
Egyptian painter (1924–1989).
Born April 16th, 1924 in Cairo, Shubra.
Died April 17th, 1989 at 65 years old in Cairo.
Jean Painlevé
French photographer & filmmaker (1902–1989).
Born November 20th, 1902 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 2nd, 1989 at 86 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 591
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