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The following is a list of notable deaths in August 1989.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
August 1989 edit
1 edit
- José Cândido de Carvalho, 74, Brazilian writer.
- Don Heffner, 78, American Major League baseballer.[1]
- John Hirsch, 59, Hungarian-Canadian theatre director, AIDS-related illness.[2]
- John Ogdon, 52, English pianist and composer, pneumonia.[3]
2 edit
- Friedl Behn-Grund, 82, German cinematographer.
- Luiz Gonzaga, 76, Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician and poet.
3 edit
- Dominic Behan, 60, Irish writer, songwriter and singer, complications from pancreatic cancer.
- Antonia Brico, 87, Dutch-born American conductor and pianist.[4]
- Egon Orowan, 87, Hungarian-British physicist and metallurgist.[5]
4 edit
- Maurice Colbourne, 49, English stage and television actor, heart attack.
- Wayne LaMaster, 82, American Major League baseballer.
- Paul Murry, 77, American cartoonist and comics artist.
- Larry Parnes, 59, British pop manager, meningitis.
- Taghi Riahi, 78, Iranian officer in Iranian Imperial Army.
- W. Wallace Smith, 88, American grandson of Joseph Smith Jr., president of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.[6]
5 edit
- John Kinard, 52, American social activist, pastor and museum director, myelofibrosis.[7]
- Max Macon, 73, American Major League baseballer.
- Charles Richard Mulrooney, 83, American Roman Catholic bishop.
- Stacey Toran, 27, American NFL footballer, car accident.
6 edit
- Beattie Casely-Hayford, 67, Ghanaian engineer, co-founder of Ghana National Dance Ensemble.
- Don Clark, 65, American footballer, heart attack.
- Nat Levine, 90, American film producer.
7 edit
- Mickey Leland, 44, American politician, anti-poverty activist, member of U.S. House of Representatives, plane crash.
- Robert Stevens, 68, American television and movie director and producer, cardiac arrest.
- Mira Trailović, 65, Serbian dramaturg and theatre director.
8 edit
- Irving Cottler, 71, American percussionist, heart attack.
- Robert Kaske, 68, American professor of medieval literature, brain tumour.[8]
- Enrico Lorenzetti, 78, Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
- Brian Naylor, 66, British racing driver.
- Bobby Oxspring, 70, British Royal Air Force officer and flying ace during World War II.
- George Papp, 73, American comics artist.
9 edit
- Richard Alexander, 86, American film actor.
- Antonino Pietro Gullotti, 67, Italian politician.
- Kathleen Maguire, 63, American actress, cancer of the esophagus.[9]
- Wayne Sheley, 73, Canadian footballer.
10 edit
- H. Montgomery Hyde, 81, Irish barrister, politician, author and biographer.
- George Ignatieff, 75, Canadian diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations.
- Pierre Matisse, 89, French-born American art dealer.[10]
- Alberto Sols, 72, Spanish biochemist.
11 edit
- Ghaus Bakhsh Bizenjo, 69–72, Pakistani politician, Governor of Balochistan.
- Goldup Davies, 75, British swimmer.
- Robert W. Levering, 74, American lawyer and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- John Meillon, 55, Australian actor, cirrhosis.
- Sonny Thompson, 72, American R&B bandleader and pianist.
12 edit
- Fred Dawes, 78, English footballer.
- Lillebil Ibsen, 90, Norwegian dancer and actress.
- Aimo Koivunen, 71, Finnish soldier.
- Samuel Okwaraji, 25, Nigerian international footballer, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- William Shockley, 79, American physicist, Nobel laureate in Physics, eugenicist, prostate cancer.[11]
- Olga Villi, 67, Italian model and actress.
13 edit
- Hugo del Carril, 76, Argentine film actor, film director and tango singer.
- Roldano Lupi, 80, Italian film actor.
- Tim Richmond, 34, American race car driver, complications from AIDS.[12]
- Larkin I. Smith, 45, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, plane crash.
- Carlos Yates, 27, American basketballer, shot.
14 edit
- Robert Bernard Anderson, 79, American politician, Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Treasury, throat cancer.[13]
- Ricky Berry, 24, American NBA basketballer, suicide by shooting.
- Dove-Myer Robinson, 88, New Zealand Mayor of Auckland City.
15 edit
- Wolfram Eberhard, 80, German-born Turkish and American professor of Sociology.
- Minoru Genda, 84, Japanese Navy flight officer, Japanese Air Self Defence Force general, and politician.[14]
- Elvy Kalep, 90, Estonian aviator, country's first female pilot.
- Heinrich Krone, 93, German politician.
- Dorothea Leighton, 80, American social psychiatrist and a founder of the field of medical anthropology.
- Earl B. Ruth, 73, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, 92, Greek Army Lieutenant General who served in World Wars I and II.
16 edit
- Jean-Hilaire Aubame, 76, Gabonese politician, Foreign Minister of Gabon.
- Amanda Blake, 60, American actress, AIDS-related pneumonia.[15]
- Donald Friend, 74, Australian artist and diarist.
- Bill Sayer, 55, English international rugby league footballer.
- Erasmo Vera, 66, Chilean footballer.
17 edit
- Harry Corbett, 71, English magician, puppeteer and television presenter.
- Fred Frankhouse, 85, American Major League baseballer.
- Lawrence Stevens, 76, South African boxer and Olympic gold medalist.
- Lin Tie, 84, Communist revolutionary leader and politician of the People's Republic of China.
18 edit
- Robert Buckner, 83, American film screenwriter, producer and short story writer.
- Luis Carlos Galan, 45, Colombian politician, assassinated.
- Matt Gordy, 79, American pole vaulter.
- Yūji Koseki, 80, Japanese song and film score composer.
- Imre Németh, 71, Hungarian hammer thrower and Olympic gold medalist.
- Bert Oosterbosch, 32, Dutch racing cyclist, cardiac arrest.
- Chrissie White, 94, British silent-screen actress.
19 edit
- Géza Képes, 80, Hungarian poet, translator and polyglot.
- Alfredo Montelibano Sr., 83, Filipino politician, Secretary of National Defense and the Interior.
- Wayne Moore, 44, American NFL footballer, heart attack.
- Joseph A. Pechman, 71, American economist and taxation scholar.[16]
20 edit
- George Adamson, 83, British wildlife conservationist in Kenya, murdered.
- H. B. Halicki, 48, American director, writer, stunt driver, actor and filmmaker, accident while filming.
- Joseph LaShelle, 89, American cinematographer.
- Chuck Tollefson, 72, American NFL footballer.
21 edit
- William F. Bolger, 66, U.S. Postmaster General.[17]
- William Danielsen, 73, Norwegian footballer.
- Raul Seixas, 44, Brazilian rock singer, songwriter and producer, cardiac arrest.
- Phyllis Terrell, 91, American suffragist and civil rights activist.
- Ted Wilks, 73, American Major League baseballer.
22 edit
- George Flahiff, 83, Canadian Roman Catholic Archbishop.
- Robert Grondelaers, 56, Belgian road cyclist and Olympic medalist.
- Charles Hill, 85, British physician and medical spokesman, radio speaker and member of Parliament.
- Huey P. Newton, 47, African-American political activist, founder of Black Panther party, probable murderer, shot.
- Krishnarao Shankar Pandit, 96, Indian musician.
- Diana Vreeland, 85, American fashion columnist and editor, heart attack.[18]
23 edit
- Erik Almgren, 81, Swedish footballer and manager.
- R. D. Laing, 61, Scottish psychiatrist, heart attack.[19]
24 edit
- Jacques Godechot, 82, French historian of the French Revolution.
- Fermín Lecea, 83, Spanish-Argentine footballer.
- Jimmy Littlejohn, 79, Scottish footballer and manager.
- Feliks Topolski, 82, Polish expressionist painter and draughtsman.[20]
25 edit
- Jim Brideweser, 62, American Major League baseballer.
- Jacques Castelot, 75, French film actor.
- Yan Frenkel, 68, Soviet Ukrainian composer and performer.
- Frank Henry, 79, American equestrian and Olympic gold medalist.
- Herbert Loper, 92, United States Army Major General in World War II, cardiac arrest.
- Roman Palester, 81, Polish composer of classical music.
- Jean-Louis Verdier, 54, French mathematician.
- Bronwen Wallace, 44, Canadian poet and short story writer, cancer.
26 edit
- Hans Børli, 70, Norwegian poet and writer.
- Juanita Brooks, 91, American historian and author, Alzheimer's disease.
- Patrick Connor, 83, Irish politician.
- Irving Stone, 86, American writer.[21]
27 edit
- Elmer Ellis, 88, American educator and president of the University of Missouri.
- Luiz Luz, 79, Brazilian international footballer.
- Gloria Milland, 48, Italian actress.
- Burhan Shahidi, 94, Chinese politician.
- Bill Shirley, 68, American actor and tenor baritone, lung cancer.
28 edit
- Joseph Alsop, 78, American journalist and newspaper columnist.[22]
- Ondine, 52, American actor, AIDS-related liver disease.
- John Steptoe, 38, American author and illustrator for children’s books, AIDS.[23]
- Fred Waters, 62, American Major League baseballer.
29 edit
- Pua Kealoha, 86, Hawaiian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist for the U.S.A.
- Lorenzo Natali, 66, Italian politician.[24]
- Giorgio di Sant' Angelo, 66, Italian-Argentinian fashion designer based in the U.S.A., lung cancer.
- Sir Peter Scott, 79, British ornithologist, conservationist, Olympic medalist in sailing, heart attack.[25]
30 edit
- Buddy Burbage, 82, American Negro League baseballer.
- Joe Collins, 66, American Major League baseballer.[26]
- Joe de Santis, 80, American radio, television, movie and theatrical actor and sculptor, pulmonary disease.
- Geneviève Morel, 73, French stage and film actress.
- Roland Renne, 83, American agricultural economics professor, president of Montana State College.
- Dorothy Schiff, 86, American businesswoman, owner and publisher of the New York Post.[27]
31 edit
- Michele Cascella, 96, Italian artist.
- Moe Dalitz, 89, American gangster, businessman, casino owner and philanthropist, congestive heart failure.
- Mary Gunn, 90, South African librarian and biographer.
- Claire Luce, 85, American stage and screen actress, dancer and singer.[28]
- Skeeter Newsome, 78, American Major League baseballer.
References edit
- ^ "Don Heffner, Former Baseball Player, 78". The New York Times. August 2, 1989. p. D 23. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ C. Gerald Fraser (August 3, 1989). "John Hirsch, 59, Director Praised For Supporting Canadian Talent". The New York Times. p. A 20. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Will Crutchfield (August 2, 1989). "John Ogdon, 52, a British Pianist Who Championed the New, Dies". The New York Times. p. D 22. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Allan Kozinn (August 5, 1989). "Antonia Brico, 87, a Conductor; Fought Barriers to Women in 30's". The New York Times. p. 1 10. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Egon Orowan, 87, Engineering Professor". The New York Times. August 5, 1989. p. 1 10. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "W. Wallace Smith, Missouri Church Leader". The New York Times. August 8, 1989. p. B 5. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "John R. Kinard, Museum Director, 53". The New York Times. August 7, 1989. p. B 6. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Robert E. Kaske, 68, A Professor at Cornell". The New York Times. August 11, 1989. p. A 20. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Kathleen Maguire, Actress, 64". The New York Times. August 17, 1989. p. B 14. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ John Russell (August 11, 1989). "Pierre Matisse, 89, Art Dealer and Promoter, Dies". The New York Times. p. A 20. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Wolfgang Saxon (August 14, 1989). "William B. Shockley, 79, Creator Of Transistor and Theory onn Race". The New York Times. p. D 9. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Tim Richmond, 34, Auto Racer". The New York Times. August 16, 1989. p. B 9. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Eric Pace (August 16, 1989). "ROBERT B. ANDERSON, EX-TREASURY CHIEF, DIES AT 79". The New York Times. p. B 9. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Peter B. Flint (August 17, 1989). "GENERAL MINORU GENDA, 84, DIES: PLANNED ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR". The New York Times. p. B 14. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Amanda Blake, 60, Saloonkeeper On TV's 'Gunsmoke' for 19 Years". The New York Times. August 18, 1989. p. A 20. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "AIDED 1986 INCOME TAX CHANGES". The New York Times. August 21, 1989. p. B 8. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Wolfgang Saxon (August 22, 1989). "EX-POSTMASTER, WILLIAM BOLGER, IS DEAD AT 66". The New York Times. p. D 23. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Bernadine Morris (August 23, 1989). "Diana Vreeland, Editor, Dies; Voice of Fashion for Decades". The New York Times. p. A 1. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ John T. McQuiston (August 25, 1989). "R.D. LAING, REBEL AND PIONEER ON SCHIZOPHRENIA, IS DEAD AT 61". The New York Times. p. D 17. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Feliks Topolski, 82, a War Artist". The New York Times. August 30, 1989. p. B 5. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Albin Krebs (August 28, 1989). "Irving Stone, Author of 'Lust for Life,' Dies at 86". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Eric Pace (August 29, 1989). "Joseph Alsop Dies at Home at 78; Political Columnist Since the 30's". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ Glenn Fowler (September 1, 1989). "John Steptoe, 38, Illustrator, Dies; He Also Wrote Children's Books". The New York Times. p. D 17. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Lorenzo Natali, Italian Politician, 66". The New York Times. August 31, 1989. p. B 11. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Sir Peter Scott, Wildlife Advocate And Painter of Birds, Dies at 79". The New York Times. August 31, 1989. p. B 12. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Joe Collins, Former Yankee, 66". The New York Times. September 1, 1989. p. D 17. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Dorothy Schiff, 86, Ex-Post Owner, Dies". The New York Times. August 31, 1989. p. B 11. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "Claire Luce, 85, Comedy and Classical Star". The New York Times. September 3, 1989. p. 1 44. Retrieved March 23, 2024.