Deaths in June 1989

The following is a list of notable deaths in June 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.

June 1989

1

  • Dharmasena Attygalle, 64, Sri Lankan politician.
  • Emery Hawkins, 77, American animator.
  • Aurelio Lampredi, 71, Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer.
  • Alexis Lichine, 75, Russian wine writer and entrepreneur.[1]
  • Edward J. McShane, 85, American mathematician, congestive heart failure.
  • Charles Vanden Wouwer, 72, English-Belgian international footballer.

2

  • Guido Agosti, 87, Italian pianist and piano teacher.
  • Smith Barrier, 72, American sports journalist.
  • Ted à Beckett, 81, Australian test cricketer.
  • Dick Mayer, 64, American professional golfer.
  • Frederic Prokosch, 83, American writer.[2]
  • Takeo Watanabe, 56, Japanese musician and composer.

3

  • Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, 86 or 89, Iranian religious leader, Supreme Leader of Iran, heart attack.
  • Frank Laming, 80, Scottish Anglican priest.
  • Wynne Samuel, 77, Welsh politician.

4

  • Dik Browne, 71, American cartoonist, cancer.[3][4]
  • Cecil Collins, 81, English painter and printmaker.
  • Vernon Cracknell, 77, New Zealand politician.
  • Franca Helg, 69, Italian designer and architect.

5

  • Baby Huwae, 49, Dutch-Indonesian actress, model and singer.
  • André Michel, 81, French film director and screenwriter.
  • Maurice Philippe, 57, British aircraft and Formula One car designer.

6

  • Richard P. Graves, 82, American director of the League of California Cities.
  • Richard Kahn, Baron Kahn, 83, British economist.
  • Michael O'Farrell, 40, American vice-president of Oakland Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, murdered.
  • Ernest John Primeau, 79, American Roman Catholic bishop.
  • Laxman Singh, 81, Indian last ruling Maharawal (Maharaja) of the state of Dungarpur.

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

  • Fran Allison, 81, American television and radio personality, myelodysplasia.[16]
  • William Grasso, Italian-American mobster, murdered.
  • Ray Sherry, 64, Australian politician, member of the Australian Parliament.
  • Howard Simons, 60, American editor of Washington Post at time of the Watergate scandal, pancreatic cancer.[17]

14

15

16

  • Helga Haase, 55, East German speed skater and Olympic gold medalist.
  • Celia Lynch, 81, Irish politician.
  • Antonio Román, 77, Spanish film director, screenwriter and film producer.
  • John Westbrook, 66, English actor.

17

18

19

20

  • Dona Drake, 74, American singer, dancer and film actress, pneumonia.

21

  • Ron Bailey, 75, Australian international rugby league footballer.
  • Lee Calhoun, 56, American hurdler, dual Olympic gold medalist.[25]
  • Aleksandr Safronov, 36, Soviet speed skater and Olympian.
  • Edmond Sollberger, 68, Turkish-Swiss–British museum curator, scholar of the Sumerian language.

22

23

  • Michel Aflaq, 79, Syrian philosopher and Arab nationalist, complications from heart surgery.[29]
  • Werner Best, 85, German Nazi Party leader, organiser of the SS-Einsatzgruppen paramilitary death squads.[30]
  • Timothy Manning, 79, Irish-American Roman Catholic archbishop.[31]

24

25

  • Idris Cox, 89, Welsh communist activist and newspaper editor.
  • M. A. Daniel, 35, Sri Lankan politician, murdered.

26

27

28

29

30

  • Hilmar Baunsgaard, 69, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark.[38]
  • John Bloomfield, 87, Australian politician.
  • Jim Dewar, 67, American footballer.
  • Rostislav Plyatt, 80, Russian stage and film actor.

References

  1. ^ Frank J. Prial (June 2, 1989). "Alexis Lichine, 76, an Author and Expert on Wine". The New York Times. p. D 15. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Frederic Prokosch Is Dead at 81; Novelist and Portrayer of Literati". The New York Times. June 3, 1989. p. 1 11. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dik Browne; Cartoonist Drew 'Hagar,' 'Hi and Lois'". Los Angeles Times. June 6, 1989. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Knudde, Kjell (August 6, 2021). "Dik Browne". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Lambiek. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Donn Beach, Restaurateur, 81". The New York Times. June 9, 1989. p. D 17. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cronologia Nara Leão" [Nara Leão Chronology] (in Portuguese). Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Bibb Falk, Ballplayer, Dies at 90". The New York Times. June 10, 1989. p. 1 12. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  8. ^ Constance L. Hays (June 12, 1989). "Albert Spaggiari, 57, Mastermind Of Notorious Riviera Bank Heist". The New York Times. p. D 13. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  9. ^ "Emil Verban, 73; All-Star Infielder". The New York Times. June 14, 1989. p. D 24. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  10. ^ "George Beadle – Facts". NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB. 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  11. ^ Sharifov, Azad (Winter 1997). "With a Song in His Heart: Rashid Behbudov (1915–1989)". Azerbaijan International. Vol. 5, no. 4. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "Jose Lopez Rega". historiadelpais.com.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  13. ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (October 13, 2021). "José López Rega | Argentine leader". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "Richard Quine, 68, Actor Who Directed 'Murder Your Wife'". The New York Times. June 14, 1989. p. D 24. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  15. ^ "Ronald Bishop, Plane Designer, 86". The New York Times. June 14, 1989. p. D 25. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  16. ^ Anderson, Susan Heller (June 14, 1989). "Fran Allison, 81, the Human Side Of 'Kukla, Fran and Ollie' Show". The New York Times. p. D24. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  17. ^ Alex S. Jones (June 14, 1989). "Howard Simons, Dies at Age 60, An Ex-Editor at Washington Post". The New York Times. p. D 25. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  18. ^ "Joseph-Albert Cardinal Malula". Catholic-Hierarchy. David M. Cheney. July 11, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  19. ^ "Victor French, 54, Actor on TV". The New York Times. June 16, 1989. p. A 28. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  20. ^ Al Harvin (June 17, 1989). "Judy Johnson, a Star 3d Baseman In the Negro Leagues, Dies at 89". The New York Times. p. 1 29. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  21. ^ "Ray McAnally, Irish Character Actor". The Washington Post. June 17, 1989. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  22. ^ "John Matuszak, 38, A Former Lineman For N.F.L. Raiders". The New York Times. June 19, 1989. p. D 13. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  23. ^ Glenn Fowler (June 21, 1989). "George C. Pimentel; Chemist Who Led Mars Study Was 67". The New York Times. p. D 25. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  24. ^ Peter B. Flint (June 19, 1989). "I. F. Stone, Iconoclast of Journalism, Is Dead at 81". The New York Times. p. D 13. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  25. ^ "Lee Calhoun". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  26. ^ "Anton Dermota, Tenor In Mozart, Dead at 79". The New York Times. June 27, 1989. p. B 5. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  27. ^ Bernard Holland (June 23, 1989). "Henri Sauguet, French Composer On the Satie Model, Is Dead at 88". The New York Times. p. A 11. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  28. ^ "Dr. Isaac Starr, 94, Heart Researcher, Dies". The New York Times. June 28, 1989. p. D 21. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  29. ^ "Michel Aflaq Dies in Paris at 79; Founder of Iraq's Baathist Party". The New York Times. June 25, 1989. p. 1 26. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  30. ^ "Werner Best". Holocaust Historical Society. 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  31. ^ "Timothy Cardinal Manning, 79; Guided Los Angeles Archdiocese". The New York Times. June 24, 1989. p. 1 29. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  32. ^ "Popular Singer's Funeral Held Amid Nationwide Mourning". AP News. July 22, 1989. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  33. ^ "Vasili Romanov, 81, Nephew of Last Czar". The New York Times. AP. June 28, 1989. p. D21. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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  36. ^ "Michele Lupo". Turner Classic Movies, Inc. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  37. ^ Peter B. Flint (June 30, 1989). "Joris Ivens, 90, Dutch Documentary Film Maker". The New York Times. p. A 14. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  38. ^ "Hilmar Baunsgaard" (in Danish). www.gravsted.dk. Retrieved November 7, 2021.