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In the year 1989
590 Notable deaths
Ewan MacColl
British folk singer, songwriter, communist, labour activist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer (1915–1989).
Born January 25th, 1915 in Salford.
Died October 22nd, 1989 at 74 years old in Beckenham.
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).
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).
Georges Simenon
Belgian writer (1903-1989).
Born February 13th, 1903 in Liège. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1989 at 86 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
R. D. Laing
Unorthodox scottish psychiatrist.
Born October 7th, 1927 in Glasgow.
Died August 23rd, 1989 at 61 years old in Saint-Tropez (myocardial infarction).
Empress Zita of Austria
Empress consort of austria, queen consort of hungary (1892-1989) and servant of god.
Born May 9th, 1892 in Camaiore.
Died March 14th, 1989 at 96 years old in Zizers (pneumonia).
Michel Aflaq
Syrian philosopher, sociologist and arab nationalist (1910–1989).
Born January 19th, 1912 in Damascus. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 1989 at 77 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Edward Abbey
American author and essayist (1927-1989).
Born January 29th, 1927 in Indiana.
Died March 14th, 1989 at 62 years old in Tucson.
Robert Webber
American actor (1924-1989).
Born October 14th, 1924 in Santa Ana.
Died May 19th, 1989 at 64 years old in Malibu (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Silvana Mangano
Italian actress (1930-1989).
Born April 21st, 1930 in Rome. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1989 at 59 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 590
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou