Deaths in July 1989

The following is a list of notable deaths in July 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.

July 1989

1

  • William Ching, 75, American actor, congestive heart failure.
  • Eric Holland, 68, New Zealand politician, member of the New Zealand Parliament.
  • Sumant Moolgaokar, 82, Indian industrialist.
  • António Morais, 54, Portuguese footballer and manager, car crash.
  • Viktor Nekipelov, 60, Soviet Russian poet and writer.
  • Louise Varèse, 98, American writer, editor and translator of French literature.

2

  • Brendan Crinion, 65, Irish Fianna Fáil politician.
  • Andrei Gromyko, 79, Soviet politician and diplomat, Chairman of Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, vascular problem.[1]
  • Hasan Esat Işık, 72–73, Turkish diplomat and politician.
  • Jean Leguay, 79, French Nazi, responsible for rounding up Jews for concentration camps, cancer.
  • Jean Painlevé, 86, French photographer and filmmaker.
  • Franklin J. Schaffner, 69, Japanese-born American film, television and stage director, lung cancer.[2]
  • Wilfrid Sellars, 77, American philosopher.[3]
  • Ben Wright, 74, English radio, film and television actor, complications from heart surgery.

3

  • Jim Backus, 76, American actor, best known as Thurston Howell III on Gilligan's Island, pneumonia.[4]
  • Peter Fox, 68, Canadian politician, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

4

  • Jack Haig, English actor, 76, stomach cancer.
  • Win Maung, 73, President of the Union of Burma.
  • Leyla Mammadbeyova, 79, Azerbaijani aviator.
  • Vic Perrin, 73, American radio, film and television actor, cancer.[5]

5

  • Bill Daddio, 73, American NFL football player, coach and scout, heart attack.
  • Ernesto Halffter, 84, Spanish composer and conductor.
  • Sirarpie Der Nersessian, 92, Armenian art historian.
  • Berthold Wolpe, 83, German calligrapher, typographer, type designer, book designer and illustrator.

6

  • Jean Bouise, 60, French actor.
  • C. A. Dharmapala, 81, Sri Lankan politician.
  • János Kádár, 77, Hungarian politician, General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, cancer.
  • John Maguire, 84, American Roman Catholic clergyman.
  • William F. Tompkins, 76, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly, heart attack.

7

8

9

  • Andrex, 82, French film actor.
  • Piet Lieftinck, 86, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives and Senate.

10

  • Mel Blanc, 81, American voice actor and radio personality, complications of emphysema and obstructive pulmonary disease.[6]
  • Jean-Michel Charlier, 64, Belgian comics writer.
  • Roger Richebé, 91, French film director, screenwriter and producer.
  • Tommy Trinder, 80, English stage, screen and radio comedian.

11

  • Irv Comp, 70, American NFL footballer.
  • Laurence Curtis, 83, American attorney and politician, member of U.S. House of Representatives.[7]
  • Horia Macellariu, 95, Romanian admiral, Royal Romanian Navy commander in Second World War.
  • Vic Maile, 55–56, British record producer, cancer.
  • Laurence Olivier, 82, English actor and director, renal failure.[8]
  • Richard Travis, 76, American actor in films and television.

12

13

14

15

16

  • John N. Dempsey, 74, Irish-born American politician, Governor of Connecticut, lung cancer.[13]
  • Nicolás Guillén, 87, Cuban poet, journalist, political activist and writer, Parkinson's disease.
  • Herbert von Karajan, 81, Austrian conductor, principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, heart attack.
  • Jack Kasley, 73, American swimmer and Olympian.
  • George Rich, 84, American football player and coach.
  • Shmuel Rodensky, 86, Russian-born Israeli actor of stage, film and television, heart attack.
  • Allan Shaw, 62, English Anglican priest.

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22

  • Janet Lee Bouvier, 81, American mother of Jacqueline Kennedy, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
  • A. Thomas Doyle, 71, American thoroughbred racehorse trainer, Alzheimer's disease.
  • Martti Talvela, 54, Finnish operatic bass, heart attack.[19]
  • Frank Thompson, 70, American politician, member of U.S. House of Representatives, esophageal cancer.

23

24

25

  • Steve Rubell, 45, American entrepreneur, owner of New York City disco Studio 54, hepatitis complicated by AIDS.[24]

26

  • Derek Ball, British sound engineer and Academy Award winner.

27

28

  • B. V. Bowden, 79, English scientist.
  • Jeff Richards, 64, American actor, acute respiratory failure.
  • Fu Zhong, 89, Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army.

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31

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References

  1. ^ Bill Keller, Special To the New York Times (July 4, 1989). "Gromyko, 79, Soviet Voice, Dies of Stroke". The New York Times. p. 1 1. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Thomas Morgan (July 3, 1989). "Franklin J. Schaffner Dies at 69; An Oscar-Winning Film Director". The New York Times. p. 1 11. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Wilfrid S. Sellars, Professor, 77". The New York Times. July 6, 1989. p. D 19. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Glenn Collins (July 4, 1989). "Jim Backus, 76, Character Actor Best Known as Mr. Magoo, Dies". The New York Times. p. 1 9. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Vic Perrin, 73, Actor And Announcer, Dies". The New York Times. July 8, 1989. p. 1 29. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  6. ^ Peter B. Flint (July 11, 1989). "Mel Blanc, Who Provided Voices For 3,000 Cartoons, Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. p. A 16. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Laurence Curtis, 95, Former House Member". The New York Times. July 13, 1989. p. A 21. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  8. ^ Mel Gussow (July 12, 1989). "Olivier Is Dead After 6-Decade Acting Career". The New York Times. p. A 1. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  9. ^ Richard Bernstein (September 26, 1989). "Friends and Colleagues Remember Sidney Hook". The New York Times. p. B 20. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  10. ^ "Will Bradley, 78, Dies; Wrote Boogie-Woogie". The New York Times. July 19, 1989. p. A 17. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  11. ^ Susan Heller Anderson (July 16, 1989). "Nesuhi Ertegun, a Top Record Producer, Dies at 71". The New York Times. p. 1 26. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  12. ^ "Teiichi Suzuki, 100; A Last War Criminal". The New York Times. July 16, 1989. p. 1 26. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  13. ^ Kirk Johnson, Special To the New York Times (July 17, 1989). "Former Gov. John Dempsey, 74; Led Connecticut During the 60's". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  14. ^ "Valentine Bargmann, 81, Einstein Assistant". The New York Times. July 25, 1989. p. B 5. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  15. ^ "Mary Treen, Actress, 82". The New York Times. July 22, 1989. p. 1 10. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  16. ^ "Harry Worth, Comedian, 71". The New York Times. July 22, 1989. p. 1 10. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  17. ^ Alfonso A. Narvaez (July 22, 1989). "James Collins, Conservative, 73; Texan Was in Congress 14 Years". The New York Times. p. 1 10. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  18. ^ Joseph P. Fried (July 25, 1989). "William T. Whisner Jr., 65, Pilot; Was U.S. Fighter Ace in 2 Wars". The New York Times. p. B 5. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  19. ^ Allan Kozinn (July 24, 1989). "Martti Talvela, 54, Imposing Bass Regarded as Peerless in 'Godunov'". The New York Times. p. D 11. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  20. ^ Herbert Mitgang (July 24, 1989). "Donald Barthelme Is Dead at 58; A Short-Story Writer and Novelist". The New York Times. p. D 11. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  21. ^ Ari L. Goldman (July 24, 1989). "Hank Greenspun, 79, Publisher". The New York Times. p. D 11. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  22. ^ "Claude Harmon Is Dead at 73; Taught Golf to Four Presidents". The New York Times. July 25, 1989. p. B 5. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  23. ^ "Daniel Rhodes, 78, Ceramic Sculptor, Dies". The New York Times. July 28, 1989. p. A 10. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  24. ^ Peter B. Flint (July 27, 1989). "Steve Rubell, Studio 54's Creator And a'Pasha of Disco,' Dies at 45". The New York Times. p. A 19. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  25. ^ Herbert Mitgang (August 2, 1989). "Michael Harrington, Socialist and Author, Is Dead". The New York Times. p. D 23. Retrieved March 23, 2024.