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In the year 1989
541 Notable deaths
Mary McCarthy
American writer.
Born June 21st, 1912 in Seattle. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1989 at 77 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Leon Festinger
American psychologist.
Born May 8th, 1919 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1989 at 69 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Bob Steele
American actor.
Born January 23rd, 1907 in Portland.
Died December 21st, 1989 at 82 years old in Burbank (pulmonary emphysema).
Anton Diffring
Actor.
Born October 20th, 1918 in Koblenz. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1989 at 70 years old in Châteauneuf-Grasse (cancer). [ref]
Jack Starrett
American actor (1936-1989).
Born November 2nd, 1936 in Refugio. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1989 at 52 years old in Sherman Oaks (kidney failure).
Franz Joseph II
Prince of liechtenstein (1906-1989).
Born August 16th, 1906 in Frauenthal Castle.
Died November 13th, 1989 at 83 years old in Grabs.
Dolores Ibárruri
Spanish republican leader of the spanish civil war and communist politician (1895-1989).
Born December 9th, 1895 in Gallarta, Abanto y Ciérbana-Abanto Zierbena. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1989 at 93 years old in Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (pneumonia). [ref]
Lynn Bari
American actress (1913-1989).
Born December 18th, 1913 in Roanoke.
Died November 20th, 1989 at 75 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction).
Gaetano Scirea
Italian footballer (1953-1989).
Born May 25th, 1953 in Cernusco sul Naviglio. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1989 at 36 years old in Babsk (traffic collision). [ref]
George Genereux
Sport shooter.
Born March 1st, 1935 in Saskatoon.
Died April 10th, 1989 at 54 years old in Saskatoon.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 541
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