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In the year 1989
591 Notable deaths
Paul Lemerle
French historian.
Born April 22nd, 1903 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1989 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Aleksandr Prokopenko
Association footballer (1953-1989).
Born November 16th, 1953 in Babruysk.
Died March 29th, 1989 at 35 years old in Minsk.
Imre Németh
Hungarian hammer thrower (1917-1989).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Košice.
Died August 18th, 1989 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Lennart Strandberg
Swedish sprinter (1915-1989).
Born March 26th, 1915 in Malmö.
Died December 23rd, 1989 at 74 years old in Ystad.
Éloi Meulenberg
Belgian cyclist (1912–1989).
Born September 22nd, 1912 in Charleroi.
Died February 26th, 1989 at 76 years old in Belgium.
Enrico Lorenzetti
Italian motorcycle racer (1911-1989).
Born January 4th, 1911 in Rome.
Died August 8th, 1989 at 78 years old in Milan.
Bohumil Váňa
Czechoslovak table tennis player (1920–1989).
Born January 17th, 1920 in Prague.
Died November 4th, 1989 at 69 years old in Prague.
Yoshimaro Yamashina
Japanese ornithologist (1900-1989).
Died January 28th, 1989 at 88 years old in Tokyo.
Asbjørn Ruud
Norwegian ski jumper (1919–1989).
Born October 6th, 1919 in Kongsberg.
Died March 26th, 1989 at 69 years old in Oslo.
Derelys Perdue
American actress (1902-1989).
Born March 22nd, 1902 in Kansas City.
Died September 30th, 1989 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Deaths 471 to 480 of 591
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