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| Name | Dates | Age | Cause of Death |
 BEATRICE LILLIE = CANADIAN-born BRITISH = = Actress, Singer and Comedic Performer = |
Born: BEATRICE GLADYS LILLIE 29 May 1894 Toronto, Ontario, CANADA | Died: 20 January 1989 Henley-on-Thames, ENGLAND |
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"JETHRO" = AMERICAN = = Country Mmusician, comedian, and mandolin player = |
Born: KENNETH CHARLES BURNS 10 March 1920 Tennessee, USA | Died: 4 February 1989 Evanston, Illinois, USA |
68 | Prostate Cancer |
 JOE RAPOSO = PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN = = Composer, Songwriter, Pianist, Television Writer = = and Lyricist, = = best known for his work on the children's = = television series Sesame Street, = = for which he wrote the theme song, = = as well as classic songs such as "Bein' Green" and "C is for Cookie" = |
Born: JOSEPH GUILHERME RAPOSO 8 February 1937 Fall River, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 5 February 1989 Bronxville, New York, USA |
51 | Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma |
 KING TUBBY = JAMAICAN = = Sound Engineer, Producer, DJ and Composer = = Father of Dub Reggae = |
Born: OSBOURNE RUDDOCK 28 January 1941 Kingston, JAMAICA | Died: 6 February 1989 Kingston, JAMAICA |
48 | Gun Shot Wounds |
 VINCENT CRANE = ENGLISH = = Keyboardist = = member of = = The Crazy World of Arthur Brown = |
Born: VINCENT RODNEY CHEESMAN 21 May 1943 Reading, Berkshire, ENGLAND | Died: 14 February 1989 Westminster, London, ENGLAND |
45 | Deliberate overdose of Anadin tablets |
 FLORENCIO MORALES RAMOS = PUERTO RICAN = = Singer, Trovador and Composer = |
Born: 5 September 1915 Caguas, PUERTO RICO | Died: 23 February 1989 Salinas, PUERTO RICO |
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 ALAN CIVIL = BRITISH = = Horn Player = |
Born: 13 June 1929 Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND | Died: 19 March 1989 Lambeth, London, ENGLAND |
59 | Liver and Kidney Failure |
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ARCHIE BLEYER = AMERICAN = = Song Arranger, Bandleader, = = and Record Company Executive = |
Born: ARCHIBALD MARTIN BLEYER 12 June 1909 the Corona section of the New York City borough of Queens, USA | Died: 20 March 1989 Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA |
79 | The effects of Parkinson's disease |
 LUCILLE BALL = AMERICAN = = Actress and Singer = |
Born: LUCILLE DESÍREE BALL 6 August 1911 Jamestown, New York, USA | Died: 26 April 1989 Los Angeles, California, USA |
77 | Abdominal aortic dissection |
 WOODY SHAW = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician = |
Born: WOODY HERMAN SHAW, Jr. 24 December 1944 Laurinburg, North Carolina, USA | Died: 10 May 1989 Manhattan, New York City, USA |
44 | Kidney Failure |
 JOHNNY GREEN = AMERICAN = = Songwriter, Composer, Musical Arranger, Conductor and Pianist = |
Born: JOHN WALDO GREEN 10 October 1908 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 15 May 1989 Beverly Hills, California, USA |
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 ZINKA MILANOV = CROATIA-born = = Operatic Soprano = |
Born: ZINKA KUNC 17 May 1906 Zagreb, KINGDOM OF CROATIA-SLAVONIA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY | Died: 30 May 1989 New York City, New York, USA |
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PETE DE FREITAS = BRITISH = = Musician and Producer = = drummer with = = Echo & the Bunnymen = |
Born: PETER LOUIS VINCENT DE FREITAS 2 August 1961 Port of Spain, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Died: 14 June 1989 Longdon Green, ENGLAND |
27 | Motorcycle Accident |
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HENRI SAUGUET = FRENCH = = Composer = |
Born: HENRI-PIERRE POUPARD 18 May 1901 Bordeaux, FRANCE | Died: 22 June 1989 Paris, FRANCE |
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 HIBARI MISORA = JAPANESE = = Singer, Actress and Cultural Icon = |
Born: KAZUE KATÅ 29 May 1937 Yokohama, JAPAN | Died: 24 June 1989 Tokyo, JAPAN |
52 | Hepatitis |
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ERNESTO HALFFTER = SPANISH = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: ERNESTO HALFFTER ESCRICHE 16 January 1905 Madrid, SPAIN | Died: 5 July 1989 Madrid, SPAIN |
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 HERBERT VON KARAJAN = AUSTRIAN = = Conductor = |
Born: HERIBERT, RITTER VON KARAJAN 5 April 1908 Salzburg, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY | Died: 16 July 1989 Anif, AUSTRIA |
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 JOHN OGDON = ENGLISH = = Pianist and Composer = |
Born: JOHN ANDREW HOWARD OGDON 27 January 1937 Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, ENGLAND | Died: 1 August 1989 |
52 | Diabetes-Related |
 LUIZ GONZAGA = BRAZILIAN = = Singer, Songwriter, Musician and Poet = |
Born: LUIZ GONZAGA DO NASCIMENTO, Sr. 13 December 1912 Exu, Pernambuco, BRAZIL | Died: 2 August 1989 Recife, Pernambuco, BRAZIL |
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 RAUL SEIXAS = BRAZILIAN = = Rock Composer, Singer, Songwriter and Producer = |
Born: RAUL SANTOS SEIXAS 28 June 1945 Salvador, Bahia, BRAZIL | Died: 21 August 1989 São Paulo, BRAZIL |
44 | Diabetes Related |
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GUNNAR BERG = SWISS-born DANISH = = Composer = |
Born: 11 January 1909 SWITZERLAND | Died: 25 August 1989 Bern, SWITZERLAND |
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MIKHAIL GOLDSTEIN = SOVIET of UKRAINIAN-Jewish origin = = Violinist and Composer = |
Born: MIKHAIL EMMANUILOVICH GOLDSTEIN 8 November [O.S. 26 October] 1917 Odessa, UKRAINE | Died: 7 September 1989 Hamburg, GERMANY |
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 PEREZ PRADO = CUBAN = = Bandleader, Singer, Organist, Pianist and Composer = = who also made brief appearances in films = |
Born: 11 December 1916 Matanzas, CUBA | Died: 14 September 1989 Mexico City, MEXICO |
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JAN DeGAETANI = AMERICAN = = Mezzo-Soprano = |
Born: JANICE DeGAETANI 10 July 1933 Massillon, Ohio, USA | Died: 15 September 1989 Rochester, New York, USA |
56 | Leukemia |
 IRVING BERLIN = AMERICAN = = Songwriter, Composer and Lyricist = |
Born: ISRAEL ISIDORE BALINE 11 May 1888 Tolochin, RUSSIAN EMPIRE | Died: 22 September 1989 New York City, New York, USA |
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JEAN PERRIN = SWISS = = Pianist and Composer = |
Born: 17 September 1920 Lausanne, SWITZERLAND | Died: 24 September 1989 Lausanne, SWITZERLAND |
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 VIRGIL THOMSON = AMERICAN = = Composer and Critic = |
Born: 25 November 1896 Kansas City, Missouri, USA | Died: 30 September 1989 New York, New York, USA |
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MORTEZA HANNANEH = PERSIAN (IRANIAN) = = Composer and Horn Player = |
Born: 1 March 1923 IRAN | Died: 17 October 1989 |
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ALAN MURPHY = ENGLISH = = Session Guitarist = = member of = = Level 42 {1988-1989} = = Go West = |
Born: 18 November 1953 Islington, London, ENGLAND | Died: 19 October 1989 London, ENGLAND |
35 | AIDS-Related Pneumonia |
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EWAN MacCOLL = ENGLISH = = Folk Singer, Songwriter, Poet, Record Producer, = = Actor, Playwright, Communist and Labour Activist = |
Born: JAMES HENRY MILLER 25 January 1915 Broughton, Salford, ENGLAND | Died: 22 October 1989 Brompton, London, ENGLAND |
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CONRAD BECK = SWISS = = Composer = |
Born: CONRAD ARTHUR BECK 16 June 1901 Lohn, Schaffhausen, SWITZERLAND | Died: 31 October 1989 Basel, SWITZERLAND |
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 VLADIMIR HOROWITZ = RUSSIAN-born AMERICAN = = Pianist and Composer = |
Born: VLADIMIR SAMOYLOVICH HOROWITZ 1 October [O.S. 18 September] 1903 Kiev in the RUSSIAN EMPIRE (now the capital of UKRAINE) | Died: 5 November 1989 New York City, New York, USA |
86 | Heart Attack |
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ALEJO DURÁN = COLOMBIAN = = Vallenato Music Traditional Composer, = = Singer and Accordionist = |
Born: GILBERTO ALEJANDRO DURÁN DIAZ 9 February 1919 El Paso, Cesar, COLOMBIA | Died: 15 November 1989 Montería, Córdoba, COLOMBIA |
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 BILLY LYALL = SCOTTISH = = Musician = = early member of = = "Bay City Rollers" {1969-1971} = = keyboardist & vocalist with = = "Pilot" {1973-1977} = |
Born: WILLIAM LYALL 26 March 1953 Edinburgh, SCOTLAND | Died: 1 December 1989 |
36 | AIDS-Related |
 SAMMY FAIN = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: SAMUEL E. FEINBERG 17 June 1902 New York City, New York, USA | Died: 6 December 1989 Los Angeles, California, USA |
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 JÁN CIKKER = SLOVAK = = Composer = |
Born: 29 July 1911 Banská Bystrica, SLOVAKIA | Died: 21 December 1989 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA |
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 Sir LENNOX BERKELEY = ENGLISH = = Composer = |
Born: LENNOX RANDAL FRANCIS BERKELEY 12 May 1903 Oxford, ENGLAND | Died: 26 December 1989 London, ENGLAND |
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