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In the year 1989
591 Notable deaths
Jesús María de Leizaola
Spanish politician (1896-1989).
Born September 7th, 1896 in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Died March 16th, 1989 at 92 years old in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Paola Barbara
Italian actress.
Born July 22nd, 1912 in Rome. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1989 at 77 years old in Anguillara Sabazia.
Sam Barkas
English footballer (1909-1989).
Born December 29th, 1909 in South Shields.
Died December 10th, 1989 at 79 years old in Shipley.
Willibald Kreß
German footballer (1906-1989).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Frankfurt.
Died January 27th, 1989 at 82 years old in Giessen (stroke).
Hilda Strike
Athletics competitor.
Born September 1st, 1910 in Montreal.
Died March 9th, 1989 at 78 years old in Ottawa.
Carl-Heinz Schroth
Actor, film director.
Born June 29th, 1902 in Innsbruck.
Died July 19th, 1989 at 87 years old in Munich.
Martin Glaessner
Geologist and paleontologist (1906–1989).
Born December 25th, 1906 in Ústí nad Labem.
Died November 23rd, 1989 at 82 years old in Melbourne.
Natalio Pescia
Argentine footballer (1922-1989).
Born January 1st, 1922 in Avellaneda.
Died November 11th, 1989 at 67 years old in Avellaneda.
Georges Rouquier
French actor.
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Lunel-Viel. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1989 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Oscar Moglia
Uruguayan basketball player (1935–1989).
Born February 1st, 1935 in Montevideo.
Died October 8th, 1989 at 54 years old
Deaths 461 to 470 of 591
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus