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In the year 1989
550 Notable deaths
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.
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).
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]
Joe Spinell
American actor.
Born October 28th, 1936 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1989 at 52 years old in Queens (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde