Deaths in August 1989
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
1
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]
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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
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
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.
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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
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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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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.
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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
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
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
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
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
^ "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 .