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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
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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]
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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]
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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
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
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
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
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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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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.
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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
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]
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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.
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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]
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Leo Holzer , 86–87, Austrian-Czech firefighter and Holocaust survivor.
Oliver Sipple , 47, American who prevented assassination attempt on U.S. President Gerald Ford.
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G. Sankara Pillai Profile . Veethi - The Face of India . Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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Anthony Pini Profile . Discography of American Historical Recordings . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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Marcel Tomazover Profile . footballdatabase.eu . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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Safdar Hashmi: A death foretold . telegraphindia.com . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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‘Canadian Sunset’ Composer’s Career Shortened by Injury : Eddie Heywood Jr.; Popular Jazz Pianist .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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Jim Lawson Profile . The Pro Football Archives . Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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Lina Prokofiev, 91, Widow of the Composer . nytimes.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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Sergey Sobolev . European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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Robert Thomas profile . IMDb . Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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"Jean Willes, Actress, 65" .
The New York Times . January 9, 1989. p. D 10. Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
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Mike Micka . fenwayparkdiaries.com . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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Philip Herschkowitz profile . www.earsense.org. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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The Heroines – Nell O'Day . b-westerns.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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James E. Hurtubise, Race-Car Driver, 56 . New York Times . Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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Fields of Study: Sir Edmund Leach, the Social Anthropologist . King's College, Cambridge . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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Indira Gandhi assassination trial: Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh hanged . India Today . Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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Memorial Address for J. Frank Adams . University of Chicago . Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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Hirohito, 124th Emperor of Japan, Is Dead at 87 . The New York Times . Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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"William J. McDonald, A Catholic Bishop, 83" .
The New York Times . January 11, 1989. p. B 10. Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
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The Uncrowned King of the Wrestling World . Wayback Machine . Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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"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 .
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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 .
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"TRey Wilson, 40, Dies; A Stage and Film Actor" .
The New York Times . January 17, 1989. p. B 11. Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"Morley Drury, Former Football Star, 85" .
The New York Times . January 25, 1989. p. D 27. Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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Ugo Pignotti profile . Italian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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"Willie Wells, 82, Dies; Star in Negro Leagues" .
The New York Times . January 25, 1989. p. D 27. Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
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"Gilbert L. Voss, 70, a Conservationist, Dies" .
The New York Times . January 26, 1989. p. D 21. Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
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"Robert Henle, 64, I.B.M. Research Official" .
The New York Times . February 1, 1989. p. A 19. Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
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"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 .
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"Friedrich Solmsen, Professor, 84" .
The New York Times . February 10, 1989. p. D 19. Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
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"Jack Douglas, Writer For TV, Is Dead at 80" .
The New York Times . February 3, 1989. p. D 16. Retrieved March 28, 2024 .
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"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 .