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In the year 1989
590 Notable deaths
John Payne
American actor 1912-1989.
Born May 23rd, 1912 in Roanoke.
Died December 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Malibu.
Herbert von Karajan
Austrian conductor.
Born April 5th, 1908 in Salzburg. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1989 at 81 years old in Anif (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jock Mahoney
Actor, stuntman (1919-1989).
Born February 7th, 1919 in Chicago.
Died December 14th, 1989 at 70 years old in Bremerton (stroke).
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).
Elena Ceaușescu
Romanian politician (1916–1989).
Born January 7th, 1919 in Petrești.
Died December 25th, 1989 at 70 years old in Târgoviște (gunshot wound).
Alvin Ailey
African-american dancer, choreographer and activist (1931-1989).
Born January 5th, 1931 in Rogers.
Died December 1st, 1989 at 58 years old in Manhattan (death from AIDS-related complications).
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).
Joe Spinell
American actor (1936–1989).
Born October 28th, 1936 in Manhattan.
Died January 13th, 1989 at 52 years old in Queens (myocardial infarction).
Anthony Quayle
British actor, director (1913–1989).
Born September 7th, 1913 in Sefton. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1989 at 76 years old in London (liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma). [ref]
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