Deaths in September 1989 explained
The following is a list of notable deaths in September 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.
September 1989
1
- Kevin Andrews, 75, American archaeologist and writer, drowned.[1]
- Paul Chung, 30, Hong Kong actor, suicide.
- Kazimierz Deyna, 41, Polish international footballer (Legia Warsaw, Poland), car accident.[2]
- Bart Giamatti, 51, American Commissioner of Major League Baseball, heart attack.[3]
- Dipa Ma, 78, Indian meditation teacher.[4]
- Albert Outler, 80, American Methodist historian and pastor, stroke.[5]
- Shah Azizur Rahman, 63, Bangladeshi politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh.[6]
- Leslie Runciman, 89, British shipping magnate.[7]
- Tadeusz Sendzimir, 95, Polish engineer and inventor, stroke.[8]
- Yevgeny Veltistov, 55, Soviet writer and screenwriter.
2
3
- John Augustine Collins, 90, Royal Australian Navy vice admiral, Chief of Navy.[10]
- Augie Lio, 71, American NFL footballer (Detroit Lions).[11]
- Gaetano Scirea, 36, Italian international footballer (Juventus, Italy), car accident.[12]
- Rip Sewell, 82, American Major League baseballer (Pittsburgh Pirates).[13]
- Meena Shorey, 67, Pakistani film actress (Ek Thi Larki).
4
- Colin Clark, 83, British and Australian economist and statistician (gross national product).[14]
- Zenon Kliszko, 80, Polish politician.[15]
- Carl-August von Schoenebeck, 91, Nazi German general in the Luftwaffe.[16]
- Georges Simenon, 86, Belgian writer (Jules Maigret), complications from a fall.[17]
- Ronald Syme, 86, New Zealand–born British classicist and historian (The Roman Revolution).[18]
5
- Philip Baxter, 84, British and Australian chemical engineer, chairman of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission.[19]
- Michael Fidler, 73, British politician, Member of Parliament.[20]
- William Mann, 65, English music critic, complications from surgery.[21]
- J. Barkley Rosser, 81, American logician (Church–Rosser theorem), aneurysm.[22]
6
7
- Tom Blackaller, 49, American yachtsman, World Championship gold medalist, heart attack.[27]
- Valery Goborov, 23, Soviet basketball player, Olympic gold medalist, car crash.[28]
- Mikhail Goldstein, 71, German composer and violinist.[29]
8
- Frederic L. Chapin, 60, American diplomat, ambassador to Ethiopia, Guatemala and Chad, cancer.[30]
- Keef Cowboy, 28, American rapper, invented term "hip hop", drug overdose.
- Ann George, 86, English actress (Crossroads), cancer.
- Paul Alfred Weiss, 91, Austrian and American biologist.[31]
9
- Elephter Andronikashvili, 78, Georgian physicist.[32]
- Christopher Chancellor, 85, British journalist, general manager of Reuters.[33]
- Radharani Devi, 85, Indian poet.[34]
- Oleksiy Fedorov, 88, Soviet army general, Hero of the Soviet Union.[35]
- Josette Frank, 96, American children's literature expert, pneumonia.[36]
- Tim Hovey, 44, American child actor, road manager of Grateful Dead, suicide.[37]
- John McShain, 92, American building contractor, "The Man Who Built Washington", stroke.[38]
10
11
12
- Gladys Jayawardene, Sri Lankan physician, chairman of State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka, assassinated.[42]
- John D. Landers, 69 American officer in the United States Army Air Forces.[43]
- Anton Lubowski, 37, Namibian anti-apartheid activist and advocate, assassinated.[44]
- Fishbait Miller, 80, American Doorkeeper of the U.S. House of Representatives, heart attack.[45]
- Sterjo Spasse, 75, Albanian prose writer and novelist.
- Seamus Twomey, 69, Irish republican militant activist, chief of staff of the Provisional I.R.A..[46]
- Don Walker, 81, American Broadway orchestrator and composer.[47]
13
- Acharya Aatreya, 68, Indian poet, playwright and screenwriter.
- Gilles Andriamahazo, 70, Madagascan general in the French army, head of state of Madagascar, heart attack.[48]
- Géza Frid, 85, Austro-Hungarian–born Dutch composer and pianist.[49]
- Sagarika Gomes, 27, Sri Lankan newscaster, abducted and murdered.[50]
- Kamal Irani, 57, Pakistani film actor (Shaheed), heart attack.
- Charles H. Russell, 85, American politician, Governor of Nevada, heart attack.[51]
- Ron Whyte, 47, American playwright, cerebral hemorrhage.[52]
- John Yovicsin, 70, American NFL footballer (Philadelphia Eagles), heart disease.[53]
14
- John Bright, 81, American journalist, screenwriter and political activist.[54]
- Tim Brown, 51, American figure skater, World Figure Skating Championships medalist, AIDS.[55]
- Marvin Middlemark, 69, American inventor of the Rabbit Ears television antenna.[56]
- Benjamin Peary Pal, 83, Indian plant breeder and agronomist, director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.[57]
- Dámaso Pérez Prado, 72, Cuban bandleader and composer, popularised the mambo, stroke.[58]
- Heinz Schmidt, 82, German journalist and editor.[59]
- Tika Lal Taploo, 58, Indian politician, assassinated.[60]
- Valentina, 90, Ukrainian-born American fashion designer, Parkinson's disease.[61]
15
- Harry Cave, 66, New Zealand test cricketer and captain (Central Districts, New Zealand).[62]
- William C. Eddy, 87, American naval officer, engineer and inventor.[63]
- Olga Erteszek, 73, Polish-born American lingerie designer and company owner, breast cancer.[64]
- Jan DeGaetani, 56, American mezzo-soprano, leukemia.[65]
- Michael Klinger, 68, British film producer and distributor.[66]
- Robert Penn Warren, 84, American poet and novelist, prostate cancer.[67]
- John Burr Williams, 88, American economist (intrinsic value).[68]
16
- Bruno Heck, 72, German politician (Minister of Family Affairs and Youth).
- Princess Irina Nikolaïevna Orlova, 71, Russian royal.
- Georg Schewe, Nazi German officer with the Kriegsmarine.[69]
- Allen Shields, 62, American mathematician, (functional analysis), cancer.[70]
- Anatoly Slivko, 50, Soviet serial killer, executed.
- Steven Stayner, 24, American kidnapping victim, motor cycle collision.[71]
- Anthony Trafford, 57, British politician, Member of Parliament and the House of Lords, lung cancer.[72]
17
- Hugh Quincy Alexander, 78, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives.[73]
- Leon Culberson, 70, American Major League baseballer (Boston Red Sox).[74]
- Richard Hull, 82, British Army field marshall, Chief of the General Staff, cancer.[75]
- Lionel Malamed, 64, American NBA basketballer (Indianapolis Jets), heart attack.[76]
- Ion Dezideriu Sîrbu, 70, Romanian philosopher, novelist and dramatist, esophageal cancer.
- Jay Stewart, 71, American television and radio announcer (Let's Make a Deal), suicide.[77]
- Salvador Tió, 77, Puerto Rican poet and writer, coined the term "Spanglish".[78]
- Don Vines, 57, Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer (Wakefield Trinity, Great Britain).
18
- Alexander Fletcher, 60, Scottish politician, Member of Parliament.[79]
- Maryat Lee, 66, American playwright and theatre director, heart disease.[80]
- Peter Phipps, 80, New Zealand vice admiral in the Royal New Zealand Navy, car accident.[81]
- Aleksandra Śląska, 63, Polish film actress.[82]
- Jack Smith, 56, American filmmaker and actor (Flaming Creatures), AIDS.[83]
19
- Vera Barclay, 95, English scouting pioneer and an author.[84]
- Alma Lavenson, 92, American photographer.[85]
- Philip Sayer, 42, British actor (Xtro), cancer.[86]
- Willie Steele, 66, American long-jumper and Olympic gold medalist, cancer.[87]
20
- Ruth Bailey, 76, American actress.
- Chen Boda, 85, Chinese Communist journalist and revolutionist.[88]
- Charley Booker, 64, American blues singer and guitarist.[89]
- Richie Ginther, 59, American race car driver, heart attack.[90]
- Roy W. Johnson, 97, American football, basketball and baseball coach.[91]
- David Loxton, 46, Canadian-born British and American documentary producer, pancreatic cancer.[92]
- Tuti Indra Malaon, 49, Indonesian actress and dancer (Wadjah Seorang Laki-laki), internal bleeding.
- James Paster, 44, American serial killer, executed.[93]
21
- Bill Barron, 62, American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist.[94]
- Garrett H. Byrne, 91, American lawyer and politician, district attorney of Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
- Murry Dickson, 73, American Major League baseballer (St. Louis Cardinals), emphysema.[95]
- Ertem Eğilmez, 60, Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter, cancer.[96]
- Corrado Gaipa, 64, Italian actor and voice actor (The Godfather).[97]
- Norman Morley, 90, British Naval Reserve officer.
- Gene Nobles, 76, American radio disc jockey (WLAC).
- Rajani Thiranagama, 35, Sri Lankan Tamil human rights activist and feminist, assassinated.
22
- Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, 60, Nigerian Executive Governor of defunct Nigerian Bendel State).
- Irving Berlin, 101, Russian-born American songwriter ("Puttin' On the Ritz", "White Christmas"), heart attack.[98]
- Bob Calihan, 71, American NBL basketballer and coach (Detroit Eagles).[99]
- John E. Hunt, 80, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives.[100]
- Chunilal Madan, 76, Kenyan Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- Haruo Maekawa, 78, Japanese businessman, governor of the Bank of Japan.[101]
- Irving Naxon, 87, American inventor (slow cooker).[102]
23
- Austin R. Brunelli, 82, American general in the United States Marine Corps.[103]
- Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal, 53, Bangladeshi songwriter and poet.[104]
- Bradley Kincaid, 94, American folk singer and radio entertainer.[105]
- John T. Koehler, 85, American navy commander, United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy, cancer.[106]
- William G. Rohrer, 79, American businessman and politician, mayor of Haddon Township, New Jersey.[107]
- William Traylor, 58, American film, stage and television actor, heart attack.
24
25
26
- Pavlos Bakoyannis, 54, Greek politician, assassinated.[113]
- Jimmy Delaney, 75, Scottish international footballer (Manchester United, Celtic, Scotland).[114]
- Kaj Franck, 77, Finnish designer and applied artist.[115]
- Leo Gottlieb, 93, American lawyer (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton).[116]
- Hemant Kumar, 69, Indian music director and playback singer, heart attack.[117]
- William Post Jr., 88, American actor, pulmonary disease.[118]
27
28
- José Arribas, 68, Spanish professional footballer and manager (Le Mans).[119]
- Ferdinand Marcos, 72, Filipino dictator, politician and statesman, President of the Philippines, cardiac arrest.[120]
- Evan McCaskey, 24, American guitarist (Exodus, Blind Illusion), suicide.
- Michael F. Skerry, 80, American politician, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[121]
29
- Gussie Busch, 90, American brewing magnate (Anheuser-Busch), owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, pneumonia.[122]
- Mark Dignam, 80, English actor.
- János Farkas, 47, Hungarian footballer (Vasas, Hungary) and Olympic gold medalist, heart attack.[123]
- Geoffrey Sumner, 80, British actor.[124]
- Jean-Louis Tixier-Vignancour, 81, French lawyer and far-right politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies, Vichy collaborator.
- Georges Ulmer, 70, Danish-born French composer and actor.[125]
- Gunnar Wiklund, 54, Swedish singer.
30
- Horace Alexander, 100, English Quaker teacher, writer and ornithologist.[126]
- Oskar Davičo, 80, Yugoslavian novelist and poet.
- Manju Dey, 63, Indian actress and director (Carey Saheber Munshi).[127]
- William M. Fairbank, 72, American physicist (low-temperature physics), heart attack.[128]
- Derelys Perdue, 87, American silent-screen actress and dancer.
- Huỳnh Tấn Phát, 76, Vietnamese architect and politician, Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam.[129]
- Virgil Thomson, 92, American composer.[130]
- John T. Walker, 64 American Roman Catholic leader, Bishop of Washington, heart failure.[131]
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Notes and References
- https://humanities.princeton.edu/event/kevin-andrews-and-the-castles-of-the-morea-aia-ettinghausen-lecture/ Kevin Andrews and the Castles of the Morea, AIA Ettinghausen Lecture
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-02-sp-1092-story.html Ex-Socker Deyna Killed in Car Crash
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/02/obituaries/giamatti-scholar-and-baseball-chief-dies-at-51.html Giamatti, Scholar and Baseball Chief, Dies at 51
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ma-dipa Dipa Ma
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/09/16/theologian-and-ecumenist-albert-outler-dies/41f4859b-6628-4af3-b728-9e989017bff8/ Theologian and Ecumenist Albert Outler Dies
- https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/ex-mp-shah-azizur-rahman-dies-1634779 Ex-MP Shah Azizur Rahman dies
- https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-14461 Walter Leslie Runciman, 1900-89, 2nd Viscount Runciman of Doxford
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/11/obituaries/tadeusz-sendzimir-95-created-metals-process.html Tadeusz Sendzimir, 95; Created Metals Process
- https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uvf-killers-brother-in-postpone-parade-plea/28542790.html UVF killer’s brother in ‘postpone parade’ plea
- https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10676561 Vice Admiral John Augustine Collins
- News: Augie Lio, 71, Editor And Ex-Football Star . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 5 September 1989 . B 6.
- https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/gaetano-scirea-tribute Gaetano Scirea tribute
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/05/obituaries/rip-sewell-eephus-ball-pitcher-for-pittsburgh-pirates-dies-at-82.html Rip Sewell, 'Eephus Ball' Pitcher For Pittsburgh Pirates, Dies at 82
- https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/clark-colin-grant-12322 Colin Grant Clark (1905–1989)
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJd3PDV9KrcVR4vdyGWVYP Zenon Kliszko
- https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/109231/Schoenebeck-von-Car-August-Generalmajor.htm Schoenebeck, von, Car-August (Generalmajor)
- News: Eric Pace . Eric Pace . Georges Simenon Dies at 86; Creator of Inspector Maigret . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 7 September 1989 . A 1.
- News: Ronald Syme, 86, Classics Scholar And Historian at Oxford, Is Dead . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 7 September 1989 . B 19.
- https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/baxter-sir-john-philip-12185 Sir John Philip Baxter (1905–1989)
- https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-michael-fidler/index.html Mr Michael Fidler
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/12/obituaries/william-mann-dead-london-critic-was-65.html William Mann Dead; London Critic Was 65
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/09/19/deaths/2181cac2-a6b2-4350-bbcf-1cd3c7f70851/ Deaths
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-obituary-for-edwin-ar/134307955/ Obituary for Edwin Arthur Burtt
- https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/obituary/news/dr-ibrahims-death-anniv-3112081 Dr Ibrahim’s death anniv
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/manes-gina-1893-1989 Manès, Gina (1893–1989)
- https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/33229/Jimmy_Ruffell.html Jimmy Ruffell James William Ruffell (Player)
- News: Barbara Lloyd . Tom Blackaller, 49, Competitor in America's Cup . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 8 September 1989 . D 19.
- https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/6187 Valery Goborov
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbM9HJFfdPbR6m6DXPCwC Mikhail Goldstein
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/12/obituaries/frederic-l-chapin-60-long-a-us-diplomat.html Frederic L. Chapin, 60; Long a U.S. Diplomat
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/12/obituaries/paul-weiss-biologist-who-won-medal-of-science-is-dead-at-91.html Paul Weiss, Biologist Who Won Medal Of Science, Is Dead at 91
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvCRFDYdh6KH7FjpQ8grq Elepter Andronikashvili
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/12/obituaries/christopher-chancellor-who-led-reuters-for-15-years-dies-at-85.html Christopher Chancellor, Who Led Reuters for 15 Years, Dies at 85
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyrVqVYP68PvHTytWqPcP Radharani Devi
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrWwQvPWwB4FmqgGdMtrq Oleksiy Fedorov
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/14/obituaries/josette-frank-96-dies-children-s-book-expert.html Josette Frank, 96, Dies; Children's Book Expert
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-03-mn-238-story.html Tim Hovey, 44; Child Actor in the 1950s
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/19/obituaries/john-mcshain-90-constructor-of-pentagon-and-kennedy-center.html John McShain, 90, Constructor Of Pentagon and Kennedy Center
- https://www.wisden.com/players/jeffrey-stollmeyer Jeffrey Stollmeyer
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/14/obituaries/lucy-c-ferguson-89-island-preservationist.html Lucy C. Ferguson, 89, Island Preservationist
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/12/obituaries/paul-gann-co-author-of-california-tax-revolt-measure-dies-at-77.html Paul Gann, Co-Author of California Tax Revolt Measure, Dies at 77
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/09/12/Rebels-kill-ex-presidents-relative/9760621576000/ Rebels kill ex-president's relative
- https://www.granburydepot.org/z/biog/LandersJohnDave.htm John Landers 1920-1989
- https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=6741 Anton Lubowski 'one of the heroes of SA'
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/15/obituaries/fishbait-miller-80-former-doorkeeper-of-the-us-house.html 'Fishbait' Miller, 80, Former Doorkeeper Of the U.S. House
- News: Seamus Twomey, 70, a Leader of Provisional I.R.A. . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 14 September 1989 . D 24.
- News: Richard F. Shepard . Don Walker, 81, an Orchestrator Of Broadway Musical Comedies . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 13 September 1989 . B 8.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/15/obituaries/gilles-andriamahazo-of-madagascar-is-dead.html Gilles Andriamahazo Of Madagascar Is Dead
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwHfdc4HdvrPqp9VrWxDq Géza Frid
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/09/14/Rebels-kill-television-announcer/2334621748800/ Rebels kill television announcer
- News: Charles Russell, 85, Ex-Governor of Nevada . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 15 September 1989 . B 6.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/19/obituaries/ron-whyte-47-dead-playwright-of-disabled.html Ron Whyte, 47, Dead; Playwright of Disabled
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/16/us/john-yovicsin-70-coached-football-14-years-at-harvard.html John Yovicsin, 70; Coached Football 14 Years at Harvard
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/16/obituaries/john-bright-81-a-screen-writer.html John Bright, 81, a Screen Writer
- https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/84405 Tim Brown
- https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/27/nyregion/battle-of-the-rabbit-ears-heirs-on-long-island.html Battle of the 'Rabbit Ears' Heirs on Long Island
- https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1996.0017 Benjamin Peary Pal, 26 May 1906 - 14 September 1989
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/16/obituaries/damaso-perez-prado-dies-at-72.html Damaso Perez Prado Dies at 72
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpdQKJ4cYGqC4g8g8xYyd Heinz Schmidt
- https://www.jammukashmirnow.com/Encyc/2022/9/14/14-September-1989-the-day-Kashmiri-Hindu-Tika-Lal-Taploo-was-killed-by-the-Islamist-terrorists-in-K.html 14 September 1989, the day Kashmiri Hindu Tika Lal Taploo was killed by the Islamist terrorists in Kashmir valley
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/15/obituaries/valentina-a-designer-of-clothes-for-stars-in-the-theater-dies-at-90.html Valentina, a Designer of Clothes For Stars in the Theater, Dies at 90
- https://www.wisden.com/players/harry-cave Harry Cave
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/20/obituaries/william-eddy-87-a-developer-of-tv-dies.html William Eddy, 87, a Developer of TV, Dies
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/19/obituaries/olga-erteszek-73-dies-founder-and-designer-of-a-lingerie-firm.html Olga Erteszek, 73, Dies; Founder And Designer of a Lingerie Firm
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/17/obituaries/jan-degaetani-56-singer-of-avant-garde-works.html Jan DeGaetani, 56, Singer of Avant-Garde Works
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhRypRBjtVpr9gPpmFYfq Michael Klinger
- News: Robert Penn Warren, Poet and Author, Dies . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 16 September 1989 . 1 1.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/19/obituaries/john-burr-williams-88-economist-dies.html John Burr Williams, 88, Economist, Dies
- https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/39270/Schewe-Georg.htm Schewe, Georg
- https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/math-history/wp-content/uploads/sites/502/2017/06/shields3s.jpg Allen Shields 1927-1989
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-17-mn-172-story.html Steven Stayner, 24, Kidnapped as Boy, Dies in Motorcycle Crash
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/18/obituaries/lord-trafford-57-britain-s-health-minister.html Lord Trafford, 57, Britain's Health Minister
- https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000094 Alexander, Hugh Quincy
- News: Leon Culberson Outfielder, 71 . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 23 September 1989 . 1 6.
- Sir Richard Hull. 2004. 10.1093/ref:odnb/40130. 27 December 2011.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/21/obituaries/lionel-malamed-65-former-basketball-star.html Lionel Malamed, 65, Former Basketball Star
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-19-me-260-story.html Television Announcer Jay Stewart Kills Self
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwHjFVCDbDP3xkdbC6h73 Salvador Tio
- https://members.parliament.uk/member/983/career Sir Alexander Fletcher
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/10/obituaries/maryat-lee-playwright-66.html Maryat Lee, Playwright, 66
- https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5p26/phipps-peter#:~:text=He%20was%20killed%20when%20the,by%20his%20wife%20and%20children. Story: Phipps, Peter
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmXFmPCbHvYpRfXDPFR8C Aleksandra Śląska
- News: Jack Smith, Film Maker, 57 . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 22 September 1989 . A 28.
- https://www.scouts.org.uk/about-us/our-history/our-online-exhibitions/scouting-personalities/vera-barclay/ Vera Barclay
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/lavenson-alma-1897-1989 Lavenson, Alma (1897–1989)
- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/philip_sayer Philip Sayer
- https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79092 Willie Steele
- News: Eric Pace . Eric Pace . Chen Boda, 85, Leader of Chinese Purges in 60's . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 30 September 1989 . 1 29.
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-obituary-for-char/107630049/ Obituary for Charlie Booker
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-22-sp-645-story.html Retired Race Car Driver Ginther Is Dead at Age 59
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-roy-johnson-obit-ab/13782971/ Roy Johnson obit, ABQ J 1989 2
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/21/obituaries/david-r-loxton-46-a-producer-of-documentaries-for-public-tv.html David R. Loxton, 46, a Producer Of Documentaries for Public TV
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/21/us/ex-singer-executed-in-texas-for-contract-killing.html Ex-Singer Executed in Texas for Contract Killing
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/24/obituaries/bill-barron-tenor-saxophonist-composer-and-teacher-dies-at-62.html Bill Barron, Tenor Saxophonist, Composer and Teacher, Dies at 62
- News: Murry Dickson, Pitcher, 73 . subscription . 4 July 2023 . . 22 September 1989 . A 28.
- https://www.dailysabah.com/portrait/2015/09/12/ertem-egilmez-a-humanist-filmmaker Ertem Eğilmez: A humanist filmmaker
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgt4MgJGgKxrPgBKbfyVC Corrado Gaipa
- News: Marilyn Berger . Marilyn Berger . Irving Berlin, Nation's Songwriter, Dies . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 23 September 1989 . 1 1.
- https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/c/calihro01n.html Bob Calihan NBL Stats
- News: John E. Hunt, 79, Ex-Jersey Congressman . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 26 September 1989 . B 20.
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/09/22/Haruo-Maekawa-former-Bank-of-Japan-governor-and-author/7121622440000/ Haruo Maekawa, former Bank of Japan governor and author ...
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/09/25/irving-naxon/ Irving Naxon
- https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/30758/Brunelli-Austin-Roger.htm Brunelli, Austin Roger
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwmTvYwRrWB89B8cXxkXd Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/09/25/Country-singer-Bradley-Kincaid-dies/7731622699200/ Country singer Bradley Kincaid dies
- News: John Koehler, 85, Former Federal Official . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 27 September 1989 . D 26.
- https://findingaids.lib.umich.edu/catalog/umich-wcl-M-3460.2roh William Rohrer papers, 1944-1945
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhX4Tgv4CjKmk83v3vGpP Åke Pleijel
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-29-mn-3-story.html Earl E. Stone; Retired Rear Admiral
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-27-mn-88-story.html Wally Floody; Aided POW 'Great Escape'
- News: Glenn Fowler . Darlington Hoopes, Socialist, 93; Twice Party Choice for President . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 27 September 1989 . D 27.
- https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-39815?d=%2F10.1093%2Fref%3Aodnb%2F9780198614128.001.0001%2Fodnb-9780198614128-e-39815&p=emailAiE9jA0lu0WWM Myres, (John) Nowell Linton
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/27/world/greek-lawmaker-is-slain-in-athens.html Greek Lawmaker is Slain in Athens
- https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/35267/Jimmy_Delaney.html Jimmy Delaney James Delaney (Player)
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvmJj7rTbbwCD9pqrp3wC Kaj Franck
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/27/obituaries/leo-gottlieb-lawyer-93.html Leo Gottlieb, Lawyer, 93
- https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/Jun/16/west-bengal-remembers-singer-music-composer-hemant-kumar-on-his-birth-anniversary-1829142.html West Bengal remembers singer-music composer Hemant Kumar on his birth anniversary
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/29/obituaries/william-post-jr-88-film-and-stage-actor.html William Post Jr., 88; Film and Stage Actor
- https://eu-football.info/_manager.php?id=1023 José Arribas
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/29/obituaries/ferdinand-marcos-ousted-leader-of-philippines-dies-at-72-in-exile.html Ferdinand Marcos, Ousted Leader Of Philippines, Dies at 72 in Exile
- https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/mfspp Michael F. Skerry Personal Papers
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-30-sp-222-story.html Patriarch of Cardinals Is Dead at 90 : August A. Busch Jr., Beer Baron, Bought Baseball Team in ’53
- https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/42000/Janos_Farkas.html János Farkas (Player)
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpv6fkprwrj79F4xF6Frq Geoffrey Sumner
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/09/30/Singer-composer-Georges-Ulmer-dead-at-70/3107623131200/ Singer-composer Georges Ulmer dead at 70 - UPI Archives
- News: Horace G. Alexander, A Quaker Writer, 100 . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 5 October 1989 . B 22.
- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmDhtphTGhjG4C9MVTPwC Manju Dey
- News: Walter Sullivan . Prof. William N. Fairbank, 72, Physicist and Pioneer in Quarks . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 3 October 1989 . B 10.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/03/obituaries/huynh-tan-phat-vietcong-aide-and-hanoi-official-is-dead-at-76.html Huynh Tan Phat, Vietcong Aide And Hanoi Official, Is Dead at 76
- News: John Rockwell . John Rockwell . Virgil Thomson, Composer, Critic and Collaborator With Stein, Dies at 92 . subscription . 23 March 2024 . . 1 October 1989 . 1 42.
- https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/01/obituaries/john-walker-64-episcopal-bishop-in-washington.html John Walker, 64, Episcopal Bishop in Washington