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In the year 1989
592 Notable deaths
Luigi Rovati
Boxer (1904–1989).
Born November 24th, 1904 in Cinisello Balsamo.
Died March 8th, 1989 at 84 years old in Locarno.
Erwin Sietas
Swimmer (1910-1989).
Born July 24th, 1910 in Hamburg.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Jim Cristy
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist (1913–1989).
Born January 22nd, 1913 in Detroit.
Died June 7th, 1989 at 76 years old in Kalamazoo.
Ernesto Formenti
Boxer.
Born August 2nd, 1927 in Seregno.
Died October 5th, 1989 at 62 years old in Milan.
Aleksandr Travin
Basketball player (1930-1989).
Born July 23rd, 1930 in Moscow.
Died February 15th, 1989 at 58 years old
Georges Schehadé
Lebanese playwright and poet (1905–1989).
Born November 2nd, 1905 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1989 at 83 years old in Paris.
Osborne Anderson
American ice hockey player (1908–1989).
Born October 15th, 1908 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died January 31st, 1989 at 80 years old in Lynn (pancreatic cancer).
Shamil Serikov
Olympic wrestler.
Born March 5th, 1956 in Almaty.
Died November 22nd, 1989 at 33 years old in Almaty.
Erik Persson
Swedish bandy player, soccer player and ice hockey player (1909-1989).
Born November 19th, 1909 in Sankt Matteus. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1989 at 79 years old in Johannes parish.
Aleksanteri Saarvala
Gymnast (1913-1989).
Born April 9th, 1913 in Vyborg.
Died October 7th, 1989 at 76 years old in Toronto.
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan