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The following is a list of notable deaths in January 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.
January 1989 edit
1 edit
- G. Sankara Pillai, 58, Indian playwright, literary critic and director.[1]
- Anthony Pini, 86, Argentinian-Scottish cellist.[2]
- Marcel Tomazover, 73, French footballer and coach.[3]
2 edit
- Safdar Hashmi, 34, Indian communist playwright and director, murdered.[4]
3 edit
- Eddie Heywood, 73, American jazz pianist and composer.[5]
- Jim Lawson, 86, American NFL footballer.[6]
- Lina Prokofiev, 91, Spanish singer and wife of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev.[7]
- Sergei Sobolev, 80, Soviet mathematician.[8]
- Robert Thomas, 61, French writer, actor and film director.[9]
- Jean Willes, 65, American film and television actress, liver cancer.[10]
4 edit
- Mike Micka, 67, American NFL footballer.[11]
5 edit
- Philip Herschkowitz, 82, Romanian-composer and music theorist.[12]
- Nell O'Day, 79, American equestrian and B-movie actress, heart attack.[13]
- Alexander Sargent, 93, English Anglican clergyman.
6 edit
- Jim Hurtubise, 56, American race car driver.[14]
- Sir Edmund Leach, 78, British social anthropologist.[15]
- Satwant Singh, 26–27, Indian co-assassin of Indira Gandhi, execution by hanging.[16]
7 edit
- Frank Adams, 58, British mathematician, Professor of Astronomy and Geometry at Cambridge.[17]
- Hirohito, 87, longest reigning Emperor of Japan, cancer.[18]
- William Joseph McDonald, 84, Irish-American Roman Catholic bishop, heart attack.[19]
- Aslam Pahalwan, 61, Pakistani professional wrestler and world heavyweight champion.[20]
8 edit
- Torsten Johansson, 83, Swedish international footballer and Olympian.
- Johnny Jordaan, 64, Dutch singer.[21]
- Kenneth McMillan, 56, American actor.
9 edit
- Marshall H. Stone, 85, American mathematician, stroke.
- Bill Terry, 90, American Major League baseballer.[22]
10 edit
- Chris Avram, 57, Romanian-Italian film actor.
- William Joseph Browne, 91, Canadian lawyer, judge and politician.
- Karl Geiringer, 89, Austrian-American musicologist and biographer of composers, complications from a fall.[23]
- Valentin Glushko, 80, Soviet engineer, program manager of the Soviet space program.
- Herbert Morrison, 83, American radio journalist, voice of the Hindenburg disaster.
- Donald Voorhees, 85, American composer and conductor, pneumonia.[24]
- Colin Winchester, 55, assistant commissioner in the Australian Federal Police, assassinated.
11 edit
- George Abell, 84, English civil servant and cricketer.
- Michael Forrestal, 61, American National Security Advisor of President John F. Kennedy, aneurysm.[25]
- Henning Karmark, 81, Danish film producer.
- Ray Moore, 47, British broadcaster, throat cancer.
- José Bustamante y Rivero, 94, Peruvian politician, diplomat, lawyer and writer, President of Peru.
12 edit
- Paula Ackerman, 95, American Jewish leader.
- Adil Candemir, 71–72, Turkish wrestler and Olympic medalist.
- Ray Morehart, 89, American Major League baseballer.
- Satyam, 55–56, Indian composer.
- Charles J. Turck, 98, American lawyer and academic administrator, heart attack.
13 edit
- Sterling Allen Brown, 87, American professor, folklorist, poet, and literary critic.
- Thelma Cazalet-Keir, 89, British feminist and Conservative Party politician.
- Chuck Hornbostel, 77, American middle-distance runner and dual Olympian.
- Hiram E. McCallum, 89, Canadian politician, mayor of Toronto.
- John Moorman, 83, English bishop.
- José María Peña, 93, Spanish international footballer and manager.
- Joe Spinell, 52, American actor.
14 edit
- Kenneth Fogarty, 65–66, Canadian politician, Mayor of Ottawa, heart failure.
- Leo Warren Jenkins, 75, American president and chancellor of East Carolina University.
- Richard Warner, 77, English actor.
- Nguyễn Văn Xuân, 96, Vietnamese politician, prime minister of Vietnam.
15 edit
- Helen Logan, 82, American screenwriter.
- Günter Reich, 67, German baritone.
- Wilf Slack, 34, English international cricketer.
16 edit
- Mick Baxter, 32, English footballer, cancer.
- Prem Nazir, 62, Indian actor.
- Trey Wilson, 40, American actor.[26]
17 edit
- Gordon Allott, 82, American politician, U.S. Senator.[27]
- Brian Allsop, 53, Australian rugby league footballer.
- Wajid Ali Khan Burki, 88, Pakistani ophthalmologist, lung cancer.
- Michael Francke, 42, American judge, director of New Mexico and Oregon Corrections Departments, murdered.
- Sam Longson, 88, British businessman.
- Óscar Vargas Prieto, 71, Peruvian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Peru.
- Alfredo Zitarrosa, 52, Uruguayan singer-songwriter, poet and journalist.
18 edit
- Nils Axelsson, 83, Swedish international footballer.
- Bruce Chatwin, 48, British travel writer, novelist and journalist.[28]
- Marshall Esteppe, 79, American wrestler.
- John D. Hickerson, 90, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines and Finland, cancer.[29]
- Dick Rondeau, 67, American ice hockey player.
19 edit
- Devi Dja, 74, Indonesian-American dancer, actress and singer.
- James S. Moose Jr., 85, American diplomat, ambassador to several countries.
- Norma Varden, 90, English-American actress.
- Octavio Vial, 70, Mexican football manager and World Cup coach.
20 edit
- Nuri Asan, 49, Turkish footballer and manager.
- Józef Cyrankiewicz, 77, Polish communist politician, prime minister and president of Poland.
- Tine Debeljak, 85, Yugoslav-Argentinian literary critic, translator, editor and poet.
- John Harding, 92, British Army Field Marshall.
- Alamgir Kabir, 50, Bangladeshi film director and cultural activist, drowned.
- Dolf van Kol, 86, Dutch international footballer and Olympian.
- Beatrice Lillie, 94, Canadian-British actress, singer and comedic performer.[30]
- Whistlin' Alex Moore, 89, American blues pianist and singer, heart attack.
- Halsey Stevens, 80, American music professor, biographer and composer.
21 edit
- John F. Davidson, 80, American navy rear admiral.
- Morley Drury, 85, Canadian-American footballer.[31]
- Keith English, 61, Canadian Football League player.
- Carl Furillo, 66, American Major League baseballer, leukemia.[32]
- Leslie Halliwell, 59, British film critic, esophageal cancer.[33]
- Billy Tipton, 74, American jazz musician and bandleader.
22 edit
- Sydney Goldstein, 85, British mathematician.[34]
- Farquhar Oliver, 84, Canadian politician, Leader of the Opposition.
- Ugo Pignotti, 90, Italian fencer and Olympic gold medalist.[35]
- Willie Wells, 82, American Negro League baseballer, congestive heart failure.[36]
- Sándor Weöres, 75, Hungarian poet and author.
23 edit
- George Case, 73, American Major League baseballer, emphysema.
- Salvador Dalí, 84, Spanish artist.
- M. Govindan, 69, Indian writer and cultural activist.
- Gilbert L. Voss, 70–71, American conservationist and oceanographer.[37]
24 edit
- Ted Bundy, 42, American serial killer, executed by electric chair.
- Dante Emiliozzi, 73, Argentine racing driver.
- Roberto Figueroa, 84, Uruguayan international footballer and Olympic gold medalist.
- Merwin Graham, 85, American track and field athlete and Olympian.
- George Knudson, 51, Canadian professional golfer, cancer.
- Michael Scott, 83, Irish architect.
- Les Spann, 56, American jazz guitarist and flautist.
- Theodore B. Werner, 96, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
25 edit
- David Basnett, 64, British trade union leader.
- Alvin Robinson, 51, American rhythm and blues singer, guitarist and songwriter.
26 edit
- Morton DaCosta, 74, American theatre and film director, film producer, writer and actor, heart failure.
- Donnie Elbert, 52, American soul singer and songwriter, stroke.
- William Forrest, 86, American theatre, film and television actor, heart failure.
- George Schroth, 89, American water polo player and Olympic medalist.
27 edit
- Dónall Mac Amhlaigh, 62, Irish writer.
- David Buck, 52, English actor, cancer.
- Bob Haymes, 65, American singer, songwriter, actor and radio and television presenter.
- Robert A. Henle, 65–66, American electrical engineer.[38]
- Willibald Kreß, 82, German international footballer.
- Sir Thomas Sopwith, 101, British aviation pioneer and yachtsman.[39]
28 edit
- Clarence \"Skip\" Graham, 81, American librarian, president of American Library Association.
- Choekyi Gyaltsen, Panchen Lama, 50, Tibetan Buddhist leader, heart attack.
- Halina Konopacka, 88, Polish athlete.
- Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia, 80, Indian scholar and archaeologist.
- Yoshimaro Yamashina, 88, Japanese ornithologist.
29 edit
- Federico Cantú Garza, 81, Mexican painter, engraver and sculptor.
30 edit
- Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, 52, heir of the Spanish monarchy in the event of restoration.
- Jack George, 60, American NBA basketballer
- Friedrich Solmsen, 84, German-American philologist and professor of classical studies.[40]
31 edit
- Yasushi Akutagawa, 63, Japanese composer and conductor.
- Jack Douglas, 80, American comedy writer.[41]
- Arthur Reginald Evans, 83, Australian rescuer of JFK.
- Fernando Gonçalves Namora, 69, Portuguese writer and medical doctor.[42]
- William Stephenson, 92, Canadian soldier, fighter pilot, businessman and spymaster.[43]
Unknown date edit
- Leo Holzer, 86–87, Austrian-Czech firefighter and Holocaust survivor.
- Oliver Sipple, 47, American who prevented assassination attempt on U.S. President Gerald Ford.
References edit
- ^ G. Sankara Pillai Profile. Veethi - The Face of India. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Anthony Pini Profile. Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Marcel Tomazover Profile. footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Safdar Hashmi: A death foretold. telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ ‘Canadian Sunset’ Composer’s Career Shortened by Injury : Eddie Heywood Jr.; Popular Jazz Pianist. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Jim Lawson Profile. The Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Lina Prokofiev, 91, Widow of the Composer. nytimes.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Sergey Sobolev. European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Robert Thomas profile. IMDb. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Jean Willes, Actress, 65". The New York Times. January 9, 1989. p. D 10. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Mike Micka. fenwayparkdiaries.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Philip Herschkowitz profile. www.earsense.org. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ The Heroines – Nell O'Day. b-westerns.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ James E. Hurtubise, Race-Car Driver, 56. New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Fields of Study: Sir Edmund Leach, the Social Anthropologist. King's College, Cambridge. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Indira Gandhi assassination trial: Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh hanged. India Today. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Memorial Address for J. Frank Adams. University of Chicago. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Hirohito, 124th Emperor of Japan, Is Dead at 87. The New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "William J. McDonald, A Catholic Bishop, 83". The New York Times. January 11, 1989. p. B 10. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ The Uncrowned King of the Wrestling World . Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Legendarische volkszanger Johnny Jordaan dertig jaar geleden overleden". AT5 (in Dutch). January 8, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Thomas Rogers (January 10, 1989). "Bill Terry, a .400 Hitter for the Giants, Dies at 90". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Will Crutchfield (January 12, 1989). "Karl Geiringer, 89, Musicologist And Composers' Biographer, Dies". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Peter B. Flint (January 11, 1989). "Donald Voorhees, 85, Conductor Who Led 'Bell Telephone Hour'". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Glenn Fowler (January 13, 1989). "Michael V. Forrestal Dies at 61; A Lawyer and Ex-U.S. Official". The New York Times. p. B 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "TRey Wilson, 40, Dies; A Stage and Film Actor". The New York Times. January 17, 1989. p. B 11. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Sen. Gordon Allott, 83, Pushed for Water Projects". The New York Times. January 18, 1989. p. B 9. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Albin Krebs (January 19, 1989). "Bruce Chatwin, 48, Travel Writer And Author of 'Songlines,' Dies". The New York Times. p. B 16. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "John D. Hickerson, 91; Foreign Service Officer". The New York Times. January 20, 1989. p. B 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Albin Krebs (January 21, 1989). "Beatrice Lillie, Comedienne And Lovable Eccentric, 94". The New York Times. p. 1 34. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Morley Drury, Former Football Star, 85". The New York Times. January 25, 1989. p. D 27. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Carl Furillo, 66, the Right Fielder With 'Boys of Summer,' Is Dead". The New York Times. January 23, 1989. p. D 11. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Leslie Halliwell, 59; Wrote Guides to Film". The New York Times. January 31, 1989. p. D 23. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Joan Cook (January 24, 1989). "Prof. Sydney Goldstein, 85, Dies". The New York Times. p. D 22. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Ugo Pignotti profile. Italian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Willie Wells, 82, Dies; Star in Negro Leagues". The New York Times. January 25, 1989. p. D 27. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Gilbert L. Voss, 70, a Conservationist, Dies". The New York Times. January 26, 1989. p. D 21. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Robert Henle, 64, I.B.M. Research Official". The New York Times. February 1, 1989. p. A 19. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Thomas Sopwith, Aircraft Pioneer In 2 World Wars, Is Dead at 101". The New York Times. January 28, 1989. p. 1 10. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Friedrich Solmsen, Professor, 84". The New York Times. February 10, 1989. p. D 19. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Jack Douglas, Writer For TV, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times. February 3, 1989. p. D 16. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Fernando Namora, Novelist, 69". The New York Times. February 1, 1989. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Albin Krebs (February 3, 1989). "William Stephenson, British Spy Known as Intrepid, Is Dead at 93". The New York Times. p. D 17. Retrieved March 28, 2024.