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In the year 1989
597 Notable deaths
Stan Miasek
American basketball player (1924-1989).
Born August 8th, 1924 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 1989 at 65 years old in Parkville.
Hermann Höcherl
Federal minister of the interior of germany (1912-1989).
Born March 31st, 1912 in Brennberg.
Died May 18th, 1989 at 77 years old in Regensburg.
Robert Körner
Austrian footballer (1924-1989).
Born August 21st, 1924 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 1989 at 64 years old
Wolfgang Neuss
German actor and kabarett artist (1923-1989).
Born December 23rd, 1923 in Wrocław.
Died May 5th, 1989 at 65 years old in West Berlin (cancer).
Sirarpie Der Nersessian
Armenian art historian.
Born September 5th, 1896 in Constantinople. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1989 at 92 years old in Paris.
James Greenway
American ornithologist (1903-1989).
Born April 7th, 1903 in New York City.
Died June 10th, 1989 at 86 years old in Greenwich.
Maria Kuncewiczowa
Polish writer and novelist (1895-1989).
Born October 30th, 1895 in Samara.
Died July 15th, 1989 at 93 years old in Lublin.
Gerard Walschap
Belgian writer.
Born July 9th, 1898 in Londerzeel. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1989 at 91 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Georges Ulmer
French actor-singer.
Born February 16th, 1919 in Copenhagen.
Died September 29th, 1989 at 70 years old in Marseille.
Lillebil Ibsen
Norwegian actress and dancer (1899-1989).
Born August 6th, 1899 in Christiania.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 90 years old in Oslo. [ref]
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore