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In the year 1989
572 Notable deaths
Andrei Sakharov
Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist.
Born May 21st, 1921 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1989 at 68 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jock Mahoney
Actor, stuntman (1919-1989).
Born February 7th, 1919 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1989 at 70 years old in Bremerton (stroke). [ref]
John Payne
American actor 1912-1989.
Born May 23rd, 1912 in Roanoke.
Died December 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Malibu.
Marc Lépine
Canadian mass murderer (1964-1989).
Born October 26th, 1964 in Montreal.
Died December 6th, 1989 at 25 years old in Montreal (gunshot wound).
Vladimir Horowitz
Russian and american pianist (1903–1989).
Born October 1st, 1904 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1989 at 85 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Alvin Ailey
African - american dancer, choreographer and activist.
Born January 5th, 1931 in Rogers.
Died December 1st, 1989 at 58 years old in Manhattan (death from AIDS-related complications).
Diana Vreeland
American magazine editor (1903–1989).
Born September 29th, 1903 in Paris.
Died August 22nd, 1989 at 85 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Cornel Wilde
Hungarian-american actor and film director.
Born October 13th, 1912 in Prievidza.
Died October 16th, 1989 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Elena Ceaușescu
Romanian politician (1916-1989).
Born January 7th, 1916 in Petrești.
Died December 25th, 1989 at 73 years old in Târgoviște (ballistic trauma).
Don Revie
English footballer and manager (1927-1989).
Born July 10th, 1927 in Middlesbrough.
Died May 26th, 1989 at 61 years old in Edinburgh (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht