Deaths in December 1989

The following is a list of notable deaths in December 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.

December 1989

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Alvin Ailey, 58, American dancer, director and choreographer, founder of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, AIDS.{{cite news |author1=Jennifer Dunning |author-link1=Jennifer Dunning |title=Alvin Ailey, a Leading Figure In Modern Dance, Dies at 58 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/02/obituaries/alvin-ailey-a-leading-figure-in-modern-dance-dies-at-58.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 July 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=2 December 1989 |page=1 1}}
Leo Amino, 78, Japanese-born American sculptor.[https://discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2022/3/25/leo-amino-2/ Leo Amino: Building a Brighter Art Through Plastics]
Michał Antoniewicz, 92, Polish equestrian, dual Olympic medalist.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Olympedia – Michał Antoniewicz |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/11557 |website=olympedia.org |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=10 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Danilo Atienza, 38, Filipino air force pilot, plane crash.[https://web.archive.org/web/20060201040116/http://www.paf.mil.ph/HISTORY/atienza.html Danilo Atienza]
André Charles Biéler, 93, Swiss-born Canadian painter.[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/andre-charles-bieler André Charles Biéler]
Billy Lyall, 36, Scottish singer, keyboard player and flautist (The Alan Parsons Project, Bay City Rollers), AIDS.{{cite magazine |first=Jaan |last=Uhelszki |title=Courtney to Get Behind the Camera |date=25 October 1999 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5923063/courtney_to_get_behind_the_camera/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002015702/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5923063/courtney_to_get_behind_the_camera/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2007 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=4 October 2006 }}
Nikolai Patolichev, 81, Soviet politician, Ministry of Foreign Trade.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Nikolai Patolichev - filmportal.de |url=https://www.filmportal.de/person/1066d5de867d4a3c87e8e917c710b453 |website=filmportal.de |publisher= |access-date=10 April 2023 |language=de |date=}}
Bill Stout, 62, American journalist (CBS News), cardiac arrest.[https://web.archive.org/web/20201028204836/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-02-me-38-story.html KCBS Commentator Bill Stout, Newscasting Pioneer, Dies at 62]
Mitchell Ucovich, 74, American NFL footballer (Washington Redskins).{{Cite web |title=Mitch Ucovich Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/U/UcovMi20.htm |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
William Vandivert, 77, American photographer, co-founder of Magnum Photos.[https://www.discogs.com/artist/4148708-William-Vandivert William Vandivert]

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Harland Bartholomew, 100, American civil engineer and urban planner.{{cite news |author1=Joan Cook |title=Harland Bartholomew, 100, Dean of City Planners |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/07/obituaries/harland-bartholomew-100-dean-of-city-planners.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=7 December 1989 |page=D 22}}
Norman Davis, 76, New Zealand professor of English language and literature (Oxford).[https://www.otago.ac.nz/library/exhibitions/rhodes_scholars/pdf/norman_davis.pdf Norman Davis]. University of Otago. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
Keith Ewert, 71, Australian accountant and politician, member of the Australian House of Representatives.[https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fallmps%2FKDQ%22;src1=sm1 Biography for EWERT, Keith Walter Wilson]
Oldřich Hanč, 74, Czechoslovakian speed skater and Olympian.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Olympedia – Oldřich Hanč |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/86427 |website=olympedia.org |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=10 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Ruth Mary Reynolds, 73, American political and civil rights activist.[https://centroarchives.hunter.cuny.edu/repositories/2/resources/42 Ruth M. Reynolds Papers]. The City University of New York. Retrieved 6 Oct 2024.
Richard Shannon, 69, American film and television actor (The Tin Star).{{Cite web |title=Richard Shannon |url=https://watch.plex.tv/person/richard-shannon |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=watch.plex.tv |language=en}}
William Taylour, 85, British archaeologist (Mycenaean Greece).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=William Taylour |url=http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb124014532 |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=10 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}

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Sourou-Migan Apithy, 76, Beninese politician, president of Dahomey.{{citation|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE4D6143CF934A25751C1A96F948260|title=Benin Government is Growing Fragile|last=Noble|first=Kenneth B.|date=17 December 1989|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2009-02-09}}.
Mario Astorri, 69, Italian footballer and coach (Napoli).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Mario Astorri |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/mario-astorri/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher= |access-date=10 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Connie B. Gay, 75, American country musician, cancer.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/12/05/country-music-promoter-connie-b-gay-dies-at-75/9fe65494-ecbb-44bc-bb6d-d146a2a1eb9e/Country Music Promoter Connie B. Gay Dies at 75]. Washington Post. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
Fernando Martín, 27, Spanish basketball player and swimmer, five-time Spanish swimming champion, traffic collision.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Olympedia – Fernando Martín |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/6616 |website=olympedia.org |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=10 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi, 57, Pakistani religious leader.
Jean-Paul Moulinot, 77, French actor.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Jean-Paul Moulinot - filmportal.de |url=https://www.filmportal.de/person/2125e55495454f179bc6254dccee00e5 |website=filmportal.de |publisher= |access-date=10 April 2023 |language=de |date=}}
Alexander Obukhov, 71, Soviet geophysicist and applied mathematician (atmospheric physics).[https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF00122458.pdf Alexander Mikhailovich Obukhov]. Springer (obituary). Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
Paul Wei Ping-ao, 60, Chinese and Hong Kong actor (Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon).
Carlo Rim, 86, French film screenwriter, producer and director.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Carlo Rim - filmportal.de |url=https://www.filmportal.de/person/447c7171b2e34c00aa7ab7c635c48066 |website=filmportal.de |publisher= |access-date=10 April 2023 |language=de |date=}}
Nihal Silva, 35, Sri Lankan comedian and actor, shot.{{Cite web |last=Gunerathne |first=Amalshan |date=2011-01-19 |title=Nihal Silva at a glance |url=https://archives.dailynews.lk/2011/01/19/art16.asp |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=archives.dailynews.lk}}

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Gerald Carson, 90, American advertising executive, social historian and writer.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/05/obituaries/gerald-carson-90-a-social-historian-of-accessible-style.html Gerald Carson, 90, A Social Historian Of Accessible Style]
Émile Janssens, 87, Belgian colonial official and military general.
Elwyn Jones, 80, Welsh barrister and politician, Lord Chancellor.{{cite book|author1=Charles Roger Dod|author2=Robert Phipps Dod|title=Dod's Parliamentary Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YvyHAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Limited|page=348|isbn=9780905702162}}
Steve Lembo, 63, American Major League baseballer (Brooklyn Dodgers).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Steve Lembo Stats - Baseball-Reference.com |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?search=Steve+Lembo |website=baseball-reference.com |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Kathleen Manners, 95, English aristocrat.{{Cite web |last=Matters |first=Grantham |date=2014-03-03 |title=Kathleen, Duchess of Rutland - The Duchess was niece of prime minister |url=https://granthammatters.co.uk/kathleen-duchess-of-rutland/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Grantham Matters |language=en-GB}}
Angelo Ruggiero, 49, American mobster, member of the Gambino crime family, cancer.{{cite news |author1=Leonard Buder |title=Angelo Ruggiero Is Dead at 49; Longtime Associate of John Gotti |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/06/obituaries/angelo-ruggiero-is-dead-at-49-longtime-associate-of-john-gotti.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=6 December 1989 |page=D 27}}
May Swenson, 76, American poet and playwright, chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.{{cite news |author1=Richard Bernstein |author-link1=Richard Bernstein (journalist) |title=May Swenson, a Humorous Poet Of Cerebral Verse, Is Dead at 76 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/05/obituaries/may-swenson-a-humorous-poet-of-cerebral-verse-is-dead-at-76.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=5 December 1989 |page=D 24}}

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Juan Manuel Acuña, 68, Chilean international footballer (Chile national football team).[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/92479/Juan_Manuel_Acuna.html Juan Manuel Acuña Juan Manuel Acuña Romero (Player)]. National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Edoardo Amaldi, 81, Italian physicist, coined the term "neutrino".{{cite news |author1= |title=Edoardo Amaldi, Italian Physicist, 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/06/obituaries/edoardo-amaldi-italian-physicist-81.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=6 December 1989 |page=D 27}}
Nathan Huggins, 62, American historian and author, cancer.{{cite news |author1=Alfonso A. Narvaez |title=Nathan I. Huggins, Educator, 62; Leader in Afro-American Studies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/07/obituaries/nathan-i-huggins-educator-62-leader-in-afro-american-studies.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=7 December 1989 |page=D 22}}
Sofiya Kalistratova, 82, Soviet lawyer and human rights activist.
Li Keran, 82, Chinese painter and art educator, heart attack.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Li Keran |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Li-Keran |website=britannica.com |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Online |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
George Machin, 66, British politician, Member of Parliament.[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-george-machin/index.html Mr George Machin]. UK Parliament (Hansard). Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.
Tadeusz Miksa, 63, Polish footballer (Lechia Gdańsk).
John Pritchard, 68, English conductor, music director of the San Francisco Opera, lung cancer.{{cite news |author1=John Rockwell |author-link1=John Rockwell |title=Sir John Pritchard, Music Director, Is Dead at 68 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/06/obituaries/sir-john-pritchard-music-director-is-dead-at-68.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=8 April 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=6 December 1989 |page=D 27}}
George Selden, 60, American author (The Cricket in Times Square), gastrointestinal hemorrhage.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=George Selden - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w61c3p8x |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}

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Frances Bavier, 86, American stage and television actress (The Andy Griffith Show), heart failure.{{cite news |author1= |title=Frances Bavier Dead; TV Performer Was 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/08/obituaries/frances-bavier-dead-tv-performer-was-86.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=8 December 1989 |page=D 17}}
C. L. Dellums, 89, American labor activist, leader of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.{{cite news |author1= |title=C. M. Dellums, 89; Led Rail Porters Union |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/08/obituaries/c-m-dellums-89-led-rail-porters-union.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=8 December 1989 |page=D 17}}
Sammy Fain, 87, American composer ("Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella", "I'll Be Seeing You"), heart attack.{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=Virgin Books|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=448}}
David Hardman, 88, British politician, Member of Parliament.[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-david-hardman/index.html Mr David Hardman]. UK Parliament (year of death only). Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
Rolf Johannesson, 89, Nazi German and West German naval admiral.[https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/14700/Johannesson-Rolf.htm Johannesson, Rolf]
Marc Lépine, 25, Canadian mass murderer (École Polytechnique massacre), suicide.[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/polytechnique-tragedy École Polytechnique Tragedy (Montreal Massacre)]. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
Mélinée Manouchian, 75–76, French-Armenian member of the French Resistance and widow of Missak Manouchian.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Mélinée Manouchian |url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb11914305k |website=catalogue.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Art Parks, 78, American Major League baseballer (Brooklyn Dodgers).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Art Parks Stats - Baseball-Reference.com |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?search=Art+Parks |website=baseball-reference.com |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
John Payne, 77, American film actor (Miracle on 34th Street, The Restless Gun), heart failure.{{cite news |author1=Peter B. Flint |title=John Payne, 77, Actor, Is Dead; Lawyer in 'Miracle on 34th Street' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/08/obituaries/john-payne-77-actor-is-dead-lawyer-in-miracle-on-34th-street.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 April 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=8 December 1989 |page=D 17}}
Ćamil Sijarić, 75, Yugoslavian novelist and short story writer, traffic collision.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Ćamil Sijarić |url=http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12671776b |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}

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Haystacks Calhoun, 55, American professional wrestler.
Phil Dokes, 34, American NFL footballer (Buffalo Bills), heart failure.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Phil Dokes Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?search=Phil+Dokes |website=pro-football-reference.com |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Hans Hartung, 85, German-French abstract painter and soldier.{{cite news |author1=John Russell |title=Hans Hartung, European Pioneer Of Abstract Painting, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/10/obituaries/hans-hartung-european-pioneer-of-abstract-painting-dies-at-85.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=10 December 1989 |page=1 60}}
Lucien Le Guével, 74, French racing cyclist.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=matchID - Lucien Le Guével |url=https://deces.matchid.io/id/HPDz5Pq4RtTS |website=Fichier des décès |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=fr |date=}}
Carlos DeLuna, 27, American convicted murderer, executed.
Stuart Novins, 75, American television journalist, CBS News correspondent, respiratory failure.{{cite news |author1= |title=Stuart Novins Is Dead; TV Reporter Was 75 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/09/obituaries/stuart-novins-is-dead-tv-reporter-was-75.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=9 December 1989 |page=1 31}}
Sirima, 25, English-French singer, murdered.
Vadim Spiridonov, 45, Soviet film actor and director, heart failure.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Vadim Spiridonov - filmportal.de |url=https://www.filmportal.de/person/e2b7cb48e96f4c3bba0d51c0f6739129 |website=filmportal.de |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=de |date=}}
Luis Calderón Vega, 77–78, Mexican politician and writer, co-founder of the National Action Party.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Luis Calderón Vega |url=https://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb145149514 |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Melchior Wezel, 86, Swiss gymnast and Olympic gold medalist.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Olympedia – Melchior Wezel |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/31054 |website=olympedia.org |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}

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Albert Barrett, 86, English footballer (Fulham).[https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/albert-barrett/ Albert Frank Barrett]. saintsplayers.co.uk. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Bruno Carette, 33, French humorist and comedian, member of Les Nuls.
Szymon Datner, 87, Polish historian and Holocaust survivor.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Szymon Datner - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w61k0341 |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Max Grundig, 81, German businessman, founder of Grundig AG.{{cite news |author1= |title=Max Grundig Is Dead at Age 81; Founded an Electronics Company |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/12/obituaries/max-grundig-is-dead-at-age-81-founded-an-electronics-company.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=12 December 1989 |page=D 24}}
Mykola Livytskyi, 82, Soviet Ukrainian politician, prime minister and president of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile.
Stanley Steingut, 69, American politician, speaker of the New York State Assembly, lung cancer.{{cite news |author1=Eric Pace |author-link1=Eric Pace |title=Stanley Steingut, 69, Ex-Speaker Of New York Assembly, Dies at 69 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/09/obituaries/stanley-steingut-69-ex-speaker-of-new-york-assembly-dies-at-69.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=9 December 1989 |page=1 31}}

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Brett Austin, 30, New Zealand swimmer and Olympian.
Edward J. Bloustein, 64, American president of Rutgers University, heart attack.{{cite news |author1=Craig Wolff |author-link1=Craig Wolff |title=Edward J. Bloustein, 64, Is Dead; President of Rutgers Since 1971 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/10/obituaries/edward-j-bloustein-64-is-dead-president-of-rutgers-since-1971.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=10 December 1989 |page=1 61}}
Gunnar Bøe, 72, Norwegian politician and economist.[https://nbl.snl.no/Gunnar_B%C3%B8e Gunnar Bøe]. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.
William P. Ennis, 85, American general in the United States Army.{{cite news |author1= |title=William P. Ennis, 85; Headed War College |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/14/obituaries/william-p-ennis-85-headed-war-college.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=14 December 1989 |page=D 27}}
Basil Hayward, 61, English footballer and manager (Port Vale), heart attack.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Basil Hayward |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/basil-hayward/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Takeshi Kaikō, 58, Japanese novelist, short-story writer and journalist, esophageal cancer.
Doug Scovil, 62, American football player and NFL coach (Philadelphia Eagles), heart attack.{{cite news |author1= |title=Doug Scovil, 62, Dies; A Pro Football Coach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/10/obituaries/doug-scovil-62-dies-a-pro-football-coach.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=10 December 1989 |page=1 60}}
S. Somasundaram, 70, Indian Carnatic vocalist.
R. G. Springsteen, 85, American B movie and television director.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=R. G. Springsteen - filmportal.de |url=https://www.filmportal.de/person/81c739767cd74c31806e19f47909a825 |website=filmportal.de |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=de |date=}}

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Frank Baker, 71, English footballer (Stoke City).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Frank Baker |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/frank-baker/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Sam Barkas, 79, English footballer and manager (Bradford City, England).[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersB/BioBarkasS.html Sam Barkas]. English Football Online. Retrieved 30 Sep 2024.
Paul Collaer, 98, Belgian musicologist, pianist and conductor.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Paul Collaer |url=http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14796750q |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
George Edmonds, 96, English professional footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers).[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersE/BioEdmondsGWN.html George William Neville Edmonds]. England Football Online. Retrieved 30 Sep 2024.
Nico Gardener, 83, Latvian-born British bridge player.[https://www.ebu.co.uk/biographies/nico-gardener Nico Gardener]. English Bridge Union. Retrieved 30 Sep 2024.
Frank Gulotta, 82, American judge, diabetes.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/12/obituaries/frank-a-gulotta-82-ex-new-york-justice.html Frank A. Gulotta, 82, Ex-New York Justice]. New York Times. Retrieved 6 Aug 2024.
Frederick Hedges, 86, Canadian rower and Olympic medalist.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/36159 Frederick Hedges]. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 Sep 2024.
Robin Hughes, 69, Argentinian-born British actor, liver disease.[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjqt7tTB7h9p9XQ7xxfVP3 Robin Hughes]. WorldCat. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Steve Sebo, 75, American football and baseball player and coach.[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jv-lzE4PNaKFhquI6aYICKA3gVV0uTQA/view?usp=sharing Gravestone: Steve Sebo 10.12.89]. University of Virginia Cemetery and Columbarium, Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA. Retrieved 3 Oct 2024.
Harold Thomas, 75, Welsh rugby union and rugby league player (Salford, Wales).[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/harold-thomas/summary.html Harold Thomas]. Rugby League Project. Retrieved 30 Sep 2024.
Huang Zhen, 80, Chinese politician, ambassador to Hungary, Indonesia and France.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/11/obituaries/huang-zhen-80-beijing-envoy-who-helped-plan-nixon-s-visit.html Huang Zhen, 80, Beijing Envoy Who Helped Plan Nixon's Visit]. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.

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Allez France, 19, American Thoroughbred racehorse.[https://www.france-galop.com/en/content/allez-france-history-tribute-great-mare Allez France History: A tribute to a great mare]
Carlos Almaraz, 48, Mexican-born American artist, AIDS.{{Cite web|last=Oliver|first=Myra|date=1989-12-14|title=C. Almaraz, 48; Chicano Artist of Urban Scene|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-14-mn-128-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003232343/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-14-mn-128-story.html |archive-date=2020-10-03 }}
John Buxton, 76, British poet and ornithologist.[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1990.tb00289.x John Buxton (1912-1989)]. Wiley Online Library. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
Lindsay Crosby, 51, American actor and singer, suicide.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/13/obituaries/lindsay-crosby-51-a-son-of-bing-dead.html Lindsay Crosby, 51, A Son of Bing, Dead]. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
Louise Dahl-Wolfe, 94, American photographer (Harper's Bazaar), pneumonia.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Louise Dahl-Wolfe - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w61q06g4 |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Howard Lang, 78, English actor (The Onedin Line).[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfh8c6Wdtdrfy7hfGrXh3 Howard Lang]. WorldCat. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.

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Carlos Barral, 60–61, Spanish poet and politician, member of the European Parliament, abdominal aortic aneurysm.{{cite news |author1= |title=Carlos Barral, Author, 61 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/14/obituaries/carlos-barral-author-61.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=24 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=14 December 1989 |page=D 27}}
Sid Colin, 74, English scriptwriter (The Army Game).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Sid Colin - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6h52340 |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Helen Creighton, 90, Canadian folklorist and author.[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mary-helen-creighton Helen Creighton]. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
Bill Kennedy, 77, Scottish footballer (Southampton).[https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/bill-kennedy/ William Kennedy]. Saints Players. Retrieved 30 Sep 2024.
Suihō Tagawa, 90, Japanese manga artist.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Suihō Tagawa |url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb168031967 |website=catalogue.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}

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Paul Crowe, 65, American NFL footballer (San Francisco 49ers).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Paul Crowe Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?search=Paul+Crowe |website=pro-football-reference.com |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Peter de la Mare, 69, New Zealand physical organic chemist.
Michele Fanelli, 82, Italian long-distance runner and Olympian.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71962 Michele Fanelli]. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 Sep 2024.
Sammy Lerner, 86, Romanian-born American film and musical songwriter, cancer.{{cite news |author1= |title=Sammy Lerner, 86; Hollywood Songwriter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/16/obituaries/sammy-lerner-86-hollywood-songwriter.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=16 December 1989 |page=1 33}}
Roderick Mackenzie, 85, Scottish soldier and peer, chief of Clan Mackenzie.[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-roderick-mackenzie/index.html Mr Roderick Mackenzie]. UK Parliament (Hansard). Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Felix McGrogan, 75, Scottish footballer (Kilmarnock).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Felix McGrogan |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/felix-mcgrogan/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Stan Randall, 81, Canadian businessman and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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Lucien Aguettand, 88, French art director.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Lucien Aguettand |url=http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb15034376h |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Reuben Bennett, 75, Scottish professional footballer and manager (Hull City).[https://aberdeen-fc.com/aberdeen-fc-player-profile-1941-1950/reuben-m-bennett.html#gsc.tab=0 Reuben Mitchell Bennett]. Aberdeen F.C.. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
Robert D. Blue, 91, American politician, governor of Iowa, stroke.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/17/obituaries/robert-d-blue-dies-former-iowa-governor.html Robert D. Blue Dies; Former Iowa Governor]. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
Ants Eskola, 81, Estonian actor, singer and artist.[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwxHrbBqDyV7jPHKJvmBP Ants Eskola]. WorldCat. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Gerry Healy, 76, British political activist, leader of the Workers Revolutionary Party.[https://www.dib.ie/biography/healy-thomas-gerard-gerry-a10340 Healy, Thomas Gerard ('Gerry')]. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
Seiichi Katsumata, 81, Japanese politician, Soviet spy, member of the House of Representatives.[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgRWkhwDgqcrGvQMD3G73 Seiichi Katsumata]. WorldCat. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Jock Mahoney, 70, American actor and stuntman (The Range Rider), stroke.{{cite news |author1= |title=Jock Mahoney Is Dead; Film Stuntman Was 70 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/19/obituaries/jock-mahoney-is-dead-film-stuntman-was-70.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=19 December 1989 |page=D 21}}
Frederick Nolting, 78, American diplomat, ambassador to South Vietnam, cardio-pulmonary arrest.{{cite news |author1=Eric Pace |author-link1=Eric Pace |title=Frederick Nolting Jr., U.S. Envoy To Saigon in 60's, Is Dead at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/16/obituaries/frederick-nolting-jr-us-envoy-to-saigon-in-60-s-is-dead-at-78.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=16 December 1989 |page=1 33}}
Georges Poitou, 63, French mathematician.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Georges Poitou |url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb122134584 |website=catalogue.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Andrei Sakharov, 68, Soviet nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics, dilated cardiomyopathy.{{cite news |author1=Francis X. Clines|title=Andrei Sakharov, 68, Soviet 'Conscience,' Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/15/obituaries/andrei-sakharov-68-soviet-conscience-dies.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=24 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=15 December 1989 |page=A 1}}
Howard Walton, 73, British tennis and table tennis player.

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Anders "Akka" Andersson, 52, Swedish ice hockey player and dual Olympian.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/83610 Anders Andersson]. Olympedia. Retrieved 30 Sep 2024.
Ben Barzman, 79, Canadian journalist, screenwriter and novelist (El Cid), stroke.{{cite news |author1= |title=Ben Barzman Dead; Scriptwriter Was 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/21/obituaries/ben-barzman-dead-scriptwriter-was-79.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=21 December 1989 |page=D 20}}
Emile de Antonio, 70, American documentary director (Rush to Judgment), heart attack.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/20/obituaries/emile-de-antonio-is-dead-at-70-maker-of-political-documentaries.html Emile de Antonio Is Dead at 70; Maker of Political ...]. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha, 42, Colombian drug lord, leader of the Medellín Cartel, shot.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/16/world/a-top-medellin-drug-trafficker-dies-in-a-shootout-in-colombia.html A Top Medellin Drug Trafficker Dies in a Shootout in Colombia]. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
Charles Holland, 81, British road-racing cyclist and Olympic medalist.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/14769 Charles Holland]. Olympedia. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
Mikhail Kuznetsov, 76, Soviet flying ace, Hero of the Soviet Union.[https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/41011/Kuznetsov-Mikhail-Vasilyevich.htm Kuznetsov, Mikhail Vasilyevich]. Traces of War. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Philly Lutaaya, 38, Ugandan musician, AIDS.[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61464435 Philly Lutaaya: The Ugandan singer who led the fight against HIV prejudice]. BBC. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
Arnold Moss, 79, American actor, lung cancer.{{cite news |author1=Marvine Howe |title=Arnold Moss, 80, Popular Actor Famous for Shakespearean Roles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/17/obituaries/arnold-moss-80-popular-actor-famous-for-shakespearean-roles.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=17 December 1989 |page=1 60}}
Diptendu Pramanick, 79, Indian film personality.
Ali Şen, 70, Turkish actor.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Ali Şen |url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb165779950 |website=catalogue.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Vanja Sutlić, 64, Yugoslavian philosopher.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Vanja Sutlić |url=http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb15711542t |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Edward Underdown, 81, English actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/edward-underdown-p72429|title=Edward Underdown - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}

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Niccolo d'Ardia Caracciolo, 48, Irish artist, traffic collision.
Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, 76, Argentinian racing driver, pancreatic cancer.
Charlie Long, 51, American AFL football player (Boston Patriots).
Silvana Mangano, 59, Italian film actress (The Verona Trial), lung cancer.{{cite news |author1=Peter B. Flint |title=Silvana Mangano Is Dead at 59; Starred as Peasant in 'Bitter Rice' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/17/obituaries/silvana-mangano-is-dead-at-59-starred-as-peasant-in-bitter-rice.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=17 December 1989 |page=1 60}}
Gianni Poggi, 68, Italian tenor.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Gianni Poggi - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6k69280 |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Aileen Pringle, 94, American stage and silent-screen actress.{{cite news |author1= |title=Aileen Pringle, Actress, In 60 Films, Dies at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/18/obituaries/aileen-pringle-actress-in-60-films-dies-at-94.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=18 December 1989 |page=D 13}}
John Ramsbotham, 83, British Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Wakefield.
René Tavernier, 74, French poet and philosopher.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=René Tavernier |url=http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb126414835 |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Lee Van Cleef, 64, American actor (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), heart attack.{{cite news |author1= |title=Lee Van Cleef, 64; Actor Was a Villain In Many Westerns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/18/obituaries/lee-van-cleef-64-actor-was-a-villian-in-many-westerns.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=18 December 1989 |page=D 13}}
Robert Smith Vance, 58, American judge, letter bomb.[https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/judge-vance-murder Judge Vance Murder]. FBI. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
Marjorie Westbury, 84, English radio actress and singer.[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgH7GYHjgGgRttxTCm68C Marjorie Westbury]. WorldCat. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Priscilla White, 89, American diabetes researcher, heart attack.{{cite news |author1= |title=Priscilla White, 89, Researcher of Diabetes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/18/obituaries/priscilla-white-89-researcher-of-diabetes.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=18 December 1989 |page=D 13}}

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Gilbert Allart, 87, French hurdler and Olympian.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68027 Gilbert Allart]. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 Oct 2024.
Walt Bachrach, 84, American politician, mayor of Cincinnati, stroke.{{cite news |author=|date=1989-12-19|title=Walton Bachrach, ex-mayor|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/101589381|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|location=Cincinnati, Ohio|access-date=2021-12-19|via=newspapers.com}}
Edward Boyd, 72–73, Scottish writer (The View from Daniel Pike).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Edward Boyd - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w66n35k2 |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Zeb Eaton, 69, American Major League baseballer (Detroit Tigers).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Zeb Eaton Stats - Baseball-Reference.com |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?search=Zeb+Eaton |website=baseball-reference.com |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Ghalib Halasa, 57, Jordanian novelist and short story writer.
Gustav Engel, 96, German historian.[https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd1050961439.html?language=en Engel, Gustav]. Deutsche Biographie (year of death only). Retrieved 1 Oct 2024.
Josephine Hill, 90, American silent-screen actress.
Asen Panchev, 83, Bulgarian international footballer (Levski Sofia, Bulgaria).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Asen Panchev |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/asen-panchev/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Luciano Salce, 67, Italian film director and actor (Le pillole di Ercole), myocardial infarction.[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qGfMshyiAVYRLuV_4faWji_vSIJ_2eDJ/view?usp=sharing Memorial Plaque: Luciano 'Pilantra' Salce 17.12.89]. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
Gheorghe Vlădescu-Răcoasa, 94, Romanian politician, journalist and diplomat, ambassador to the Soviet Union.
Albert Coady Wedemeyer, 93, American army general.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/20/obituaries/gen-albert-c-wedemeyer-92-noted-military-planner-for-us.html Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, 92, Noted Military Planner for U.S.]. New York Times. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.
William Wiswesser, 75, American chemist (Wiswesser line notation).[https://www.mcall.com/1989/12/19/william-j-wiswesser-75-distinguished-berks-chemist/ William J. Wiswesser, 75, Distinguished Berks Chemist]. The Morning Call. Retrieved 7 Aug 2024.

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Ewen Bain, 64, Scottish cartoonist (Angus Og), influenza.[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-62579449 Ewen Bain's Angus Og cartoons to be digitised and conserved]. BBC (year of death only). Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Brad Beckman, 24, American NFL football player (New York Giants), traffic collision.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/19/sports/sports-news-briefs-car-crash-kills-falcon-tight-end.html Sports News Briefs; Car Crash Kills Falcon Tight End]. New York Times. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Olwen Brogan, 89, British archaeologist.[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T8rHEjub7WkiVl-vUT-Ord93GpJ-JQs7/view?usp=sharing Gravestone: Lady Olwen Phillis Frances Kendall Hackett 18.12.89]. Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge, City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Retrieved 1 Oct 2024.
Bobby Capó, 67, Puerto Rican musician, heart attack.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/20/obituaries/bobby-capo-pop-composer-68.html Bobby Capo, Pop Composer, 68]. New York Times. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
George Harvie-Watt, 86, British barrister and politician, Member of Parliament.[https://membersafter1832.historyofparliamentonline.org/members/4272 George Harvie-Watt]. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 Oct 2024.
Sydney Irving, 71, British politician, Member of Parliament.[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-sydney-irving/1968 Mr Sydney Irving]. UK Parliament (year of death only). Retrieved 1 Oct 2024.
Enar Josefsson, 73, Swedish cross-country skier and Olympic medalist.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/87648 Enar Josefsson]. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 Oct 2024.
Jack Kilpatrick, 72, British ice hockey player and Olympic gold medalist.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/87934 Jack Kilpatrick]. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 Oct 2024.
Louise Little, early 90s, Grenadian-born American activist.[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/19/obituaries/louise-little-overlooked.html Overlooked No More: Louise Little, Activist and Mother of Malcolm X]. New York Times. Retrieved 1 Oct 2024.
Jerzy Rutkowski, 75, Polish political activist and resistance fighter.
Robert E. Robinson, 42, American attorney and council member, murdered.[https://apnews.com/domestic-news-domestic-news-general-news-cc1eaebafa6d48e2a2777100606bd0ea Alabama man, 83, executed for judge’s 1989 mail-bomb slaying]. Associated Press. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
William Saltonstall, 84, American educator, principal of Phillips Exeter Academy.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/21/obituaries/william-g-saltonstall-84-dies-was-principal-of-phillips-exeter.html William G. Saltonstall, 84, Dies; Was Principal of Phillips Exeter]. New York Times. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Stanley Senanayake, 72, Sri Lankan police officer, Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police.[https://www.sundaytimes.lk/101128/Plus/plus_01.html Salute to an era]. Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Jean Strauss, 77, Luxembourgish sprint canoeist and Olympian.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/10302 Jean Strauss]. Olympedia. Retrieved 1 Oct 2024.

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Herbert Blaize, 71, Grenadian politician, prime minister of Grenada, prostate cancer.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/20/obituaries/herbert-blaize-71-grenada-chief-who-won-vote-after-the-invasion.html Herbert Blaize, 71, Grenada Chief Who Won Vote After the Invasion]. New York Times. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Abdul Jalil Choudhury, 63–64, Bengali Deobandi Islamic scholar and politician, member of Assam Legislative Assembly.
Audrey Christie, 77, American actress, singer and dancer (The Voice of the Turtle), emphysema.{{cite news |author1= |title=Audrey Christie, 79; Singer and Dancer Became an Actress |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/29/obituaries/audrey-christie-79-singer-and-dancer-became-an-actress.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=29 December 1989 |page=B 8}}
Lois Darling, 72, American author and illustrator, leukemia.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/21/obituaries/lois-darling-72-dies-an-artist-and-a-writer.html Lois Darling, 72, Dies; An Artist and a Writer]. New York Times. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Barthold Fles, 87, Dutch-born American literary agent and author, diabetes.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Barthold Fles - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6v12711 |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Stella Gibbons, 87, English author, journalist and poet (Cold Comfort Farm).{{cite news |author1= |title=Stella Gibbons Is Dead; British Author Was 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/20/obituaries/stella-gibbons-is-dead-british-author-was-87.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=20 December 1989 |page=D 22}}
John Heddle, 46, British politician, Member of Parliament, suicide.[https://members.parliament.uk/member/713/career John Heddle]. UK Parliament (Hansard). Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Floyd Jones, 72, American blues musician (On the Road Again), heart failure.{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-02-23/news/9001160245_1_living-blues-sunnyland-slim-blues-band-records |author=Papajohn, George|title=Sadly, Legendary Bluesman's End Draws As Little Notice As His Music|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=June 2, 2015}}
Óndra Łysohorsky, 84, Czechoslovakian poet.[https://biblio.hiu.cas.cz/records/a3f27b1f-5a35-416e-a42c-58ab70fd9b4b?locale=en Łysohorsky, Óndra, 1905-1989]. Databáze dějin všedního dne (in Czech). Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Kirill Mazurov, 75, Soviet politician, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/21/obituaries/kirill-t-mazurov-soviet-official.html Kirill T. Mazurov, Soviet Official]. New York Times. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Georges Rouquier, 80, French film director, screenwriter and actor.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Georges Rouquier - filmportal.de |url=https://www.filmportal.de/person/4aff7d22e46a4c2a8e99e26affee0e08 |website=filmportal.de |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=de |date=}}
Henry Theel, 72, Finnish singer.

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Irma Beilke, 85, German operatic soprano and concert singer (Städtische Oper Berlin).
Kurt Böhme, 81, German bass.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Kurt Böhme |url=http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138916310 |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Elisheva Cohen, 78, German-born Israeli designer and museum curator.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Elisheva Cohen |url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb124958472 |website=catalogue.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Gentry Crowell, 57, American politician, Tennessee Secretary of State, suicide.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/22/obituaries/gentry-crowell-57-top-tennessee-aide.html Gentry Crowell, 57; Top Tennessee Aide]. New York Times. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Jiro Harada, 95, Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army.[https://generals.dk/general/Harada/Jir%C5%8D/Japan/1.html Harada, Jirō]. generals.dk. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Donald L. McFaul, 32, American Navy SEAL, killed in U.S. invasion of Panama.[http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=2072 Donald L. McFaul]. Veteran Tributes. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.

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Ján Cikker, 78, Czechoslovakian composer.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Ján Cikker |url=http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb148447851 |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Sir Hugh Elliott, 76, British ornithologist, conservationist and hereditary peer.{{cite journal |last=Fitter |first=R. |date=1990 |title=Obituaries. Sir Hugh Elliott (1913–1989) |journal=Ibis |volume=132 |issue=4 |pages=620–621|doi=10.1111/j.1474-919X.1990.tb00288.x |doi-access=free }}
Inma de Santis, 30, Spanish actress, car accident.[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwHf3CdfT3MryFJYcHt8C Inma de Santis]. WorldCat. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Rotimi Fani-Kayode, 34, Nigerian-born English photographer, AIDS.[https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/rotimi-fani-kayode Rotimi Fani-Kayode]. Guggenheim Museum. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Elsie Griffin, 94, English opera singer.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Elsie Griffin - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6cn9gzj |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Harry Hibbs, 47, Canadian musician, cancer.[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qGyX1hKoolDciWE5Whe-EjErj4vFQt84/view?usp=sharing Obituary: Henry Thomas Joseph “Harry” Hibbs 21.12.89]. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Ralph "Blackie" Schwamb, 63, American Major League baseballer (St. Louis Browns) and convicted murderer.[https://www.mlb.com/player/blackie-schwamb-121907 Blackie Schwamb #20]. MLB.com. Retrieved 2 Oct 2024.
Soedjatmoko, 67, Indonesian politician and diplomat, ambassador to the United States, cardiac arrest.{{cite news |author1= |title=Soedjatmoko, 67, Indonesia Diplomat And Social Scientist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/22/obituaries/soedjatmoko-67-indonesia-diplomat-and-social-scientist.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=22 December 1989 |page=A 37}}
Ethel Swanbeck, 96, American politician, member of Ohio House of Representatives.[url title]. source. Retrieved 2 Oct 2024.
José Zacarías Tallet, 96, Cuban writer.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=José Zacarías Tallet |url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14583033x |website=catalogue.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Dwane Wallace, 78, American aircraft designer, president of Cessna.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/23/obituaries/dwane-l-wallace-78-is-dead-pioneer-leader-at-cessna-aircraft.html Dwane L. Wallace, 78, Is Dead; Pioneer Leader at Cessna Aircraft]. New York Times. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Edmund Warwick, 82, British actor.

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Andrés do Barro, 42, Spanish singer-songwriter, liver cancer.[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdx4QpvFTHdTvKJXCKWXd Andrés do Barro]. WorldCat. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Samuel Beckett, 83, Irish-French novelist, playwright and short story writer, Nobel laureate in Literature, emphysema.{{cite news |author1=Mel Gussow |author-link1=Mel Gussow |title=Samuel Beckett Is Dead at 83; His 'Godot' Changed Theater |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/27/obituaries/samuel-beckett-is-dead-at-83-his-godot-changed-theater.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=27 December 1989 |page=A 1}}
Howard Bowen, 81, American economist, president of Grinnell College and the University of Iowa.[https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/scua/archives/guides/rg05/rg05.01.12.htm Papers of Howard R. Bowen]. University of Iowa. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Theodore M. Burton, 82, American Mormon Genealogical Department director.[https://www.thechurchnews.com/1989/12/30/23262197/elder-burton-dies-at-82/ Elder Burton dies at 82]. Deseret News - Church News. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Archie Campbell, 86, American Major League baseballer (Cincinnati Reds).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Archie Campbell Stats - Baseball-Reference.com |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?search=Archie+Campbell |website=baseball-reference.com |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Giorgio Cavallon, 85, Italian-born American abstract artist.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/23/obituaries/giorgio-cavallon-85-a-pioneer-in-abstract-art.html Giorgio Cavallon, 85, a Pioneer in Abstract Art]. New York Times. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Harry Kraf, 82, American politician, member of the New York State Senate.{{cite news |author1= |title=Harry Kraf, Lawmaker From West Bronx, 82 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/25/obituaries/harry-kraf-lawmaker-from-west-bronx-82.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=25 December 1989 |page=1 64}}
Vasile Milea, 62, Romanian general and politician, Minister of National Defence, suicide.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/12/29/Romania-sheds-decades-of-totalitarian-rule/1700630910800/ Romania sheds decades of totalitarian rule]. United Press International. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Gustavo Pizarro, 73, Chilean international footballer.[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/93734/Gustavo_Pizarro.html Gustavo Pizarro Gustavo de Jesús Pizarro Delgado (Player)]. National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 Oct 2024.
Massimo Serato, 72, Italian film actor (El Cid, The Sun Still Rises), heart attack.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Massimo Serato - filmportal.de |url=https://www.filmportal.de/person/196fc0e3c56b4c49af0328a0301526a4 |website=filmportal.de |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=de |date=}}

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Jeff Alexander, 79, American conductor, arranger and composer, cancer.{{cite news |author1= |title=Jeff Alexander, 79; Composer for Screen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/17/obituaries/jeff-alexander-79-composer-for-screen.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=17 January 1990 |page=B 10}}
Peter Bennett, 72, British stage and television actor.
John Cavendish, 73, British politician (House of Lords).[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-john-cavendish/index.html Mr John Cavendish]. UK Parliament (Hansards). Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Milko Gaydarski, 43, Bulgarian international footballer and Olympic medalist (Levski Sofia, Bulgaria).[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24290 Milko Gaydarski]. Olympedia. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Clem Hawke, 91, Australian politician, father of Bob Hawke, stroke.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120868572 Bob Hawke mourns his father's death]. Trove (Canberra Times). Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Shahzad Khalil, 44–45, Pakistani television director and producer (Tanhaiyaan), heart attack.
Lord Richard Percy, 68, English zoologist.
Richard Rado, 83, German-born British mathematician (Erdős–Rado theorem).[https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1991.0021 Richard Rado, 28 April 1906 - 23 December 1989]. Royal Society. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Lennart Strandberg, 74, Swedish sprinter and Olympian.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76393 Lennart Strandberg]. Olympedia. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.

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Victor Fontana, 41, Romanian biathlete and Olympian, shot.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/85780 Victor Fontana]. Olympedia. Retrieved 2 Oct 2024.
Danny Huwé, 56, Belgian journalist, shot by sniper.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/12/26/Belgian-journalist-killed-at-least-four-other-wounded/6790630651600/ Belgian journalist killed, at least four other wounded]. United Press International. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Charles Moore, 79, British hereditary peer, managing director of the Financial Times.[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-charles-moore-2/index.html Mr Charles Moore]. UK Parliament. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Ernest Nathan Morial, 60, American politician, Mayor of New Orleans, heart attack.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/25/obituaries/ernest-morial-former-mayor-of-new-orleans.html Ernest Morial, Former Mayor Of New Orleans]. New York Times. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Florică Murariu, 34, Romanian international rugby union player (Steaua București, Romania), shot.
Roger Pigaut, 70, French actor and film director, cardiovascular disease.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Roger Pigaut - filmportal.de |url=https://www.filmportal.de/person/9ce8145c74534cd9a3b9243886cb3f4a |website=filmportal.de |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=de |date=}}
Ollie Savatsky, 78, American NFL footballer (Cleveland Rams).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Ollie Savatsky Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?search=Ollie+Savatsky |website=pro-football-reference.com |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}

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Benny Binion, 85, American career criminal who established illegal gambling operations, heart failure.{{cite news |author1= |title=Benny Binion Is Dead; Casino Owner Was 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/27/obituaries/benny-binion-is-dead-casino-owner-was-85.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 April 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=27 December 1989 |page=D 18}}
Gus Dahlström, 83, Swedish film actor.
Betty Garde, 84, American actress (Call Northside 777, Cry of the City).{{cite news |author1= |title=Betty Garde, 84, Dies; Actress in 'Oklahoma!' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/28/obituaries/betty-garde-84-dies-actress-in-oklahoma.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=28 December 1989 |page=B 12}}
Türkan Hanımsultan, 70, Ottoman princess and chemical engineer, daughter of Enver Pasha.
George Hotchkiss, 83, American NBL basketball coach (Oshkosh All-Stars).{{cite web| title = Obituaries: George H. Hotchkiss | work =Oshkosh Northwestern | page=12| publisher =Newspapers.com| date =December 26, 1989 | url =https://www.newspapers.com/image/247951470| accessdate = November 23, 2019}}
Frederick F. Houser, 85, American politician and judge, Lieutenant Governor of California, heart attack.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-29-mn-1144-story.html F. F. Houser, 85; Superior Court Judge, Lt. Governor, Legislator]. L.A. Times. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Masaad Kassis, 71, Israeli Arab politician, member of the Knesset.
Joseph Livingston, 84, American business journalist and columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/27/obituaries/joseph-livingston-84-won-pulitzer-in-1964.html Joseph Livingston, 84; Won Pulitzer in 1964]. New York Times. Retrieved 2 Oct 2024.
Jean-Étienne Marie, 72, French composer of contemporary music.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Jean-Étienne Marie |url=http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb11914561m |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Billy Martin, 61, American Major League baseballer and manager (New York Yankees), traffic collision.{{cite news|last=Chass|first=Murray|author-link=Murray Chass|title=Billy Martin of the Yankees killed in crash|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 26, 1989|page=A1|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/26/obituaries/billy-martin-of-the-yankees-killed-in-crash-on-icy-road.html|access-date=February 6, 2017|archive-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324010734/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/26/obituaries/billy-martin-of-the-yankees-killed-in-crash-on-icy-road.html|url-status=live}}
Riccardo Morandi, 87, Italian civil engineer, noted for his bridge designs.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Riccardo Morandi - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w62k411p |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Robert Pirosh, 79, American screenwriter and director (Battleground, Go for Broke!), heart failure.{{cite news |author1= |title=Robert Pirosh, 79, Veteran Of Combat And Author, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/31/obituaries/robert-pirosh-79-veteran-of-combat-and-author-is-dead.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=31 December 1989 |page=1 32}}
Bo Randall, 80, American knifemaker, founded Randall Made Knives.[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1989/12/27/bo-randall-dies-at-80-famous-for-quality-knives/ Bo Randall Dies at 80, Famous for Quality Knives]. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Wally Ris, 65, American swimmer, dual Olympic gold medalist and world record holder.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/51533 Wally Ris]. Olympedia. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Domenico Scala, 86, Italian cinematographer (Ossessione).[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtMqHTkbFg4Xxdp4dHpyd Domenico Scala]. WorldCat. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
A. J. Seymour, 75, Guyanese poet, essayist and memoirist.[https://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.382504.c4788fc3d0 Bocas Lit Fest pays tribute to AJ Seymour]. Trinidad & Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 8 Aug 2024.
Romanian politicians executed by firing squad:[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolae-Ceausescu Nicolae Ceaușescu]. Britannica. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Elena Ceaușescu, 73, deputy prime minister
Nicolae Ceaușescu, 71, president

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Lennox Berkeley, 86, English composer, respiratory infection.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/27/obituaries/sir-lennox-berkeley-composer-dies-at-86.html Sir Lennox Berkeley, Composer, Dies at 86]. New York Times. Retrieved 9 Aug 2024.
Walter Bromley-Davenport, 86, British politician, Member of Parliament.[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11972867.last-of-the-tory-squires/ Last of the Tory Squires]. The Herald. Retrieved 9 Aug 2024.
Sybil Cholmondeley, 95, British noblewoman and socialite, Chief Staff Officer in the Women's Royal Naval Service.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Sybil Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w64x5tzr |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Buck Crump, 85, Canadian president of the Canadian Pacific Railway.[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/484485212/ Calgary Herald from Calgary, Alberta, Canada • 45]. Newspapers.com (Calgary Herald). Retrieved 9 Aug 2024.
Doug Harvey, 65, Canadian NHL ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), cirrhosis.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/27/obituaries/doug-harvey-65-hockey-defenseman-in-the-hall-of-fame.html Doug Harvey, 65; Hockey Defenseman In the Hall of Fame]. New York Times. Retrieved 9 Aug 2024.
Kōyō Ishikawa, 85, Japanese photographer.[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpJbptfbyywRQPgD7BByd Kōyō Ishikawa]. WorldCat. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Paul Jennings, 71, English author.{{Cite news|title=Obituary: Paul Jennings|last=Igoe|first=W J|date=29 December 1989|work=The Independent}}
Roy Joiner, 83, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs).[https://www.mlb.com/player/roy-joiner-116652 Roy Joiner #19]. MLB.com. Retrieved 3 Oct 2024.
K. P. Krishnakumar, 31, Indian sculptor and painter, suicide.[https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/678339 Mutable Bodies: K.P. Krishnakumar and the Radical Association]. JSTOR (Afterall: A Journal of Art, Context and Enquiry). Retrieved 9 Aug 2024.
Jörgen Lehmann, 91, Danish-Swedish physician and chemist (tuberculosis).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Jörgen Lehmann - Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6mb2zvd |website=snaccooperative.org |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
James J. Manderino, 57, American politician, speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, heart attack.{{cite news |author1= |title=James J. Manderino, Pennsylvania Speaker, 57 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/27/obituaries/james-j-manderino-pennsylvania-speaker-57.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=27 December 1989 |page=D 18}}
Maryon Pearson, 88, Canadian spouse of the prime minister.[https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/pearson-maryon-1901-1989 Pearson, Maryon (1901–1989)]. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 9 Aug 2024.
K. Shankar Pillai, 87, Indian cartoonist, founded Shankar's Weekly.
Mohan Singh, 80, Indian army general and politician, member of the Rajya Sabha, cancer.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Mohan Singh |url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12186562n |website=catalogue.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Peggy Thorpe-Bates, 75, English actress (Rumpole of the Bailey).{{Cite web |date=2016-10-27 |title=Peggy Thorpe-bates {{!}} BFI |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba449d424 |access-date=2024-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027194622/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba449d424 |archive-date=October 27, 2016 }}
Seán Walsh, 64, Irish politician.

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Rodney Arismendi, 76, Uruguayan politician and political writer.[https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/arismendi-rodney-1913-1989 Arismendi, Rodney (1913–1989)]. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 9 Aug 2024.
Kurt Baum, 89, Austro-Hungarian–born American tenor (Metropolitan Opera).{{cite news |author1=James R. Oestreich |author-link1=James R. Oestreich |title=Kurt Baum, Tenor, Is Dead at 81; He Sang at Met in 40's and 50's |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/29/obituaries/kurt-baum-tenor-is-dead-at-81-he-sang-at-met-in-40-s-and-50-s.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=29 December 1989 |page=B 8}}
Maurice Dunkley, 75, English footballer (Manchester City) and first-class cricketer (Northamptonshire).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Maurice Dunkley |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/maurice-dunkley/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language= |date=}}
Finlay Hart, 87–88, Scottish communist politician.
Gene Johnson, 87, American football and basketball coach, created the full-court press.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-29-sp-1407-story.html The Sidelines : First Olympic Hoops Coach Dies]. L.A. Times. Retrieved 4 Oct 2024.
Dada Amir Haider Khan, 89, Pakistani communist activist.
Gerard Maarse, 60, Dutch speed skater and dual Olympian.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/95708 Gerard Maarse]. Olympedia. Retrieved 4 Oct 2024.
Arthur Rhames, 32, American guitarist, tenor saxophonist, and pianist, AIDS.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Arthur Rhames |url=http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb15028895x |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=French |date=}}
Walter Rose, 77, German footballer and manager (SpVgg Leipzig).[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/24140/Walter_Rose.html Walter Rose (Player)]. National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 Aug 2024.
John Monteath Robertson, 89, Scottish chemist and crystallographer.[https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1994.0020 John Monteath Robertson, 24 July 1900 - 27 December 1989]. Royal Society. Retrieved 4 Oct 2024.
Ron Ulmer, 76, New Zealand track cyclist and national champion.
George William Weidler, 63, American saxophonist and songwriter, husband of Doris Day.

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Solomon Birnbaum, 98, Austro-Hungarian, British and Canadian expert in Yiddish linguistics and Hebrew paleography.{{cite news |author1= |title=Solomon Birnbaum, Scholar, 98 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/03/obituaries/solomon-birnbaum-scholar-98.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=3 January 1990 |page=D 19}}
Marin Ceaușescu, 73, Romanian economist and diplomat, brother of Nicolae Ceaușescu, suicide.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/29/world/upheaval-east-ceausescu-s-kin-brother-deposed-leader-dies-vienna-reportedly.html Upheaval in the East: Ceausescu's Kin; Brother of Deposed Leader Dies In Vienna, Reportedly by Suicide]. New York Times. Retrieved 10 Aug 2024.
Brian Coburn, 53, English actor who portrayed himself as Scottish.[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJk93K4wQ83MfHKgtB7mBP Brian Coburn]. WorldCat. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Earl Patrick Freeman, 57, Canadian professional wrestler, heart attack.
Karl Humenberger, 83, Austrian footballer and manager (Floridsdorfer AC, Austria).[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/43295/Karl_Humenberger.html Karl Humenberger (Player)]. National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 Oct 2024.
Pavel Kurochkin, 89, Soviet army general.[https://lccn.loc.gov/n86132160 Kurochkin, P. A]. Library of Congress. Retrieved 4 Oct 2024.
Ricardo López Méndez, 86, Mexican poet and lyricist ("Amor").[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJp647Fb8CQkbCxRpc7T73 Ricardo López Méndez]. WorldCat. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
Hermann Oberth, 95, Austro-Hungarian–born German physicist and rocket pioneer.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/31/obituaries/hermann-oberth-95-german-rocket-expert.html Hermann Oberth, 95, German Rocket Expert]. New York Times. Retrieved 10 Aug 2024.
Ian Parry, 24, British photographer and photojournalist, plane crash.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04vjbc7 Who Killed Ian Parry?]. BBC (year of death only). Retrieved 10 Aug 2024.
Charles Rinker, 78, American lyricist.
William Scott, 76, Northern Irish abstract painter, Alzheimer's disease.{{cite news |author1=Peter B. Flint |title=William Scott, 76, a British Artist Devoted to Still Lifes and Figures |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/01/obituaries/william-scott-76-a-british-artist-devoted-to-still-lifes-and-figures.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=1 January 1990 |page=1 26}}

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Süreyya Ağaoğlu, 86, Azerbaijani-born Turkish writer and lawyer, cerebral hemorrhage.[https://zib.jura.uni-koeln.de/en/deutsch-tuerkisches-studium/german-turkish-masters-programme-in-business-law-llm-cologne-istanbul-bilgi-ueniversitesi/previous-years-and-name-giver/suereyya-agaoglu-year-2011-12 Süreyya Agaoglu-year 2011/12]. University of Cologne. Retrieved 10 Aug 2024.
Adrien Albert, 82, Australian medicinal chemist.[https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/albert-adrien-11 Adrien Albert (1907–1989)]. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 Aug 2024.
Scott Burton, 50, American sculptor, AIDS.{{cite news |author1=Roberta Smith |author-link1=Roberta Smith |title=Scott Burton, Sculptor Whose Art Verged on Furniture, Is Dead at 50 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/01/obituaries/scott-burton-sculptor-whose-art-verged-on-furniture-is-dead-at-50.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 April 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=1 January 1990 |page=1 26}}
Saman Piyasiri Fernando, 31, Sri Lankan politician, leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, murdered.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/29/world/sri-lanka-reports-death-of-top-sinhalese-militant.html Sri Lanka Reports Death of Top Sinhalese Militant]. New York Times. Retrieved 10 Aug 2024.
Hap Glaudi, 77, American sportscaster (WWL-TV), lung cancer.[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q_z2SjqZ-AjOBEAxxDFkGR2vIzBRRDBe/view?usp=sharing Gravestone: Lloyd Alfred “Hap” Glaudi 29.12.89]. All Saints Mausoleum, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA. Retrieved 10 Aug 2024.
Marion Keisker, 72, American record producer, first person to record Elvis Presley.{{cite web |title=Marion Keisker - MusicBrainz |url=https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e5f17c10-4774-49a0-9d41-b099032404c4 |website=musicbrainz.org |access-date=24 April 2023}}
Saša Večtomov (born Alexandr Večtomov), 59, Czechoslovakian cellist, suicide.[https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfRHdqg96JcqkPJ8YDTHC Alexandr Večtomov]. WorldCat. Retrieved 3 Nov 2024.
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Sten Abel, 90, Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/61092 Sten Abel]. Olympedia. Retrieved 4 Oct 2024.
Øyvind Anker, 85, Norwegian librarian.[https://nbl.snl.no/%C3%98yvind_Anker Øyvind Anker]. Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 Oct 2024.
Charles H. Blosser, 94, American after whom Blosser Municipal Airport is named.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-belleville-telescope-charlie-blosser/2503775/ Charles Blosser]. Newspapers.com (The Belleville Telescope). Retrieved 4 Oct 2024.
Augusto Del Noce, 79, Italian philosopher and political thinker.[https://thedailyeudemon.com/kirk-and-del-noce-two-philosophers-connected-through-history/ Kirk and Del Noce: Two Philosophers Connected through History]. The Daily Eudemon. Retrieved 10 Aug 2024.
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Etienne Leroux, 67, South African writer.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Etienne Leroux |url=http://www.biografischportaal.nl/persoon/22096626 |website=biografischportaal.nl |publisher= |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=nl |date=}}
Esther McCoy, 85, American architectural historian and author, emphysema.[https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/31/obituaries/esther-mccoy-is-dead-architecture-critic-85.html Esther McCoy Is Dead; Architecture Critic, 85]. New York Times. Retrieved 10 Aug 2024.
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Fumiteru Nakano, 74, Japanese tennis player.
Madoline Thomas, 99, Welsh actress, complications from broken hip.

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Christia Adair, 96, American suffragist and civil rights activist.[https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/adair-christia-v-daniels Adair, Christia V. Daniels (1893–1989)]. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 10 Aug 2024.
Lilly Daché, 97, French-born American hatmaker.[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/02/obituaries/lilly-dache-97-creator-of-hats-for-the-fashion-set-of-yesteryear.html Lilly Dache, 97, Creator of Hats For the Fashion Set of Yesteryear]. New York Times. Retrieved 10 Aug 2024.
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Ignatius Kilage, 48, Papua New Guinean politician, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea.{{cite book|title=Ethnology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vu0sAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=University of Pittsburgh|page=110}}
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Francis B. Loomis Jr., 86, American general in the U.S. Marine Corps.[chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/Fortitudine%20Vol%2019%20No%203.pdf MajGen Francis B. Loomis Jr.]. Fortitudine - Bulletin of the Marine Corps Historical Program (p. 17). Retrieved 4 Oct 2024.
Wendell Mosley, 57, American football player and coach.[https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1990/01/02/former-sooner-assistant-mosley-dies-of-cancer/62579635007/ Former Sooner Assistant Mosley Dies of Cancer]. The Oklahoman. Retrieved 4 Oct 2024.
Bendt Rothe, 68, Danish actor (Gertrud).{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Bendt Rothe |url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb142224409 |website=catalogue.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=5 February 2023 |language=French |date=}}
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Madhuri Singh, 66, Indian politician, member of Lok Sabha.

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Martin Bartesch, 63, Romanian-born member of the SS (Mauthausen concentration camp).[https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/military/2014/10/20/expelled-nazis-granted-social-security/23675456007/ Expelled Nazis granted Social Security benefits]. The Columbus Dispatch (year of death only). Retrieved 10 Aug 2024.
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Nora O'Mahoney, 76–77, Irish actress and lay missionary (Darby O'Gill and the Little People).
Dietrich Prinz, 86, German-born computer science pioneer.
Yem Sambaur, 76, Cambodian politician, Prime Minister of Cambodia.

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