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In the year 1989
591 Notable deaths
Hakkı Yeten
Turkish association football player (1910–1989).
Born December 3rd, 1910 in Edessa.
Died April 16th, 1989 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
Argentine racecar driver.
Born August 17th, 1913 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 16th, 1989 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires (pancreatic cancer).
Antonio Janigro
Italian cellist and conductor. (1918–1989).
Born January 21st, 1918 in Milan.
Died May 1st, 1989 at 71 years old in Milan.
José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
President of peru (1894-1989).
Born January 15th, 1894 in Arequipa.
Died January 11th, 1989 at 94 years old in Lima.
Michele Lupo
Italian film director (1932-1989).
Born December 4th, 1932 in Corleone.
Died June 27th, 1989 at 56 years old in Rome.
Thorkild Hansen
Novelist (1927–1989).
Born January 9th, 1927 in Ordrup. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1989 at 62 years old in Caribbean.
Zuko Džumhur
Bosnian writer (1921-1989).
Born September 24th, 1921 in Konjic.
Died November 27th, 1989 at 68 years old in Herceg Novi. [ref]
Willie Steele
American long jumper.
Born July 14th, 1923 in Seeley.
Died September 19th, 1989 at 66 years old in Oakland.
Chrissie White
Actress (1895-1989).
Born May 23rd, 1895 in London.
Died August 18th, 1989 at 94 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Hubert Beuve-Méry
French journalist (1902–1989).
Born January 5th, 1902 in Paris.
Died August 7th, 1989 at 87 years old in Fontainebleau.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 591
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht